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Ultrasound Guidance with a Carpal Tunnel Injection
When performing a carpal tunnel injection (20526) using ultrasound, what do I need to document to support reporting 76942?
Diagnosis Code for Post Op Visits
What’s the best way to do the diagnosis coding for postop visits? I mean, does it really matter since we aren’t billing for a visit?
E/M on Same Day as an Injection
My pain management physician saw a patient in the office and the chief complaint states that the patient is here for a trigger point injection (20552). He has documented a detailed
I&D in the Office during the Global Period
Our surgeon saw a patient in the office for a routine post-op check during the global period of an excision of a soft tissue tumor. During the visit the surgeon notes that the patient…
Removal of Lumbar Drain
I received a call from one of our PAs regarding the removal of a lumbar drain (CPT 62272) originally placed for CSF drainage. Is the removal of a lumbar drain billable?
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