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Remember the different frequency limits for facet joint services
Question: Our provider performed a total of four unilateral lumbar paravertebral facet radiofrequency ablations (RFA) during four different sessions. We received a policy limitation denial for the third and fourth procedures even though the current local coverage determination (LCD) allows four therapeutic procedures in a rolling 12-month period.
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