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Injection Coding:

Use This Primer to Back Up Epidural Coding Smarts

Published on Tue Jan 07, 2020

Shots for back issues are broken into different groups. At times, patients with spinal conditions will require epidural injections of opioids, steroids, etc. These injections are broken into two camps: cervical/thoracic and lumbar/sacral. You’ll need to make sure you choose the proper CPT® code for these shots in order to preserve reimbursement. Further, you should make sure that the diagnosis [...]
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