You Be the Coder: Pain Killing Agents and Plantar Injections
Question: Our physician administers a lot of steroid injections and injections of anesthetic for patients having pain in the soles of their feet. How should I code these? Is there any critical information that I need to know when reporting these procedures?North Carolina Subscriber Answer: Use 64455 (Injection[s], anesthetic agent and/or steroid, plantar common digital nerve[s] [e.g., Morton's neuroma]). You [...]
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