BC Advantage - 2020 Issue 8

Coding Injections for Pain Management

Coding for pain management can get confusing. How many injections, the location, and when to use a modifier are all common questions. This article will cover some of the most common injections used in pain management.Trigger Point InjectionsTrigger point injections are reported by how many muscles are treated using an anesthetic, steroid, or other therapeutic substance injected into a single muscle such as tendon sheath, ligament, or ganglion cyst. That being said multiple injections at the same site on the same day are considered one injection and are coded with 1 unit of service (UOS). Do not code...

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