tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 28

Part B Coding Coach: 4 Common Interventional Pain Management Procedures You Can't Afford To Miss

Get the lowdown on when to code separately for fluoroscopy.If your physician performs interventional pain management(IPM) services, you'll need to be up to speed on four top IPM procedures to make sure you're earning full deserved reimbursement for your claims.Difference: Pain management specialists are physicians who study pain and perform less invasive injections (soft tissue, peripheral nerve, and joint injections) and medication management to help relieve patients' pain.One common pain management procedure is trigger point injection (20552, Injection[s]; single or multiple trigger point[s], 1 or 2 muscle[s]) or 20553, ... single or multiple trigger point[s], 3 or...

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