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Establish Exact Number of Treatment Days, Understand Term “Racz Catheter” to Accurately Report Adhesiolysis

Published on Fri Dec 11, 2020

Hint: Never report codes 62263 and 62264 together. If your neurosurgeon performs percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis (PEA) to treat scarring in a patient’s spinal canal, you must look for numerous details in the documentation including the number of treatment days for the adhesiolysis. Read on to learn more. Tip 1: First, Define Adhesiolysis for Clarity If scarring (also known as adhesions) [...]
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