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Report Each Level for Facet Joint Injections

Published on Tue Apr 30, 2013

Question: How can we report facet injections? Our provider injected at three levels of the cervical spine. Do we bill 64490, 64491, and 64492, or do we just bill 64492? Please help.
Michigan Subscriber   Answer: You need to confirm what region of the spinal cord was injected. Assuming that your provider injected in the thoracic or cervical [...]
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