DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2016 Issue 1 (January)

New coding guidance: New paravertebral blocks — “Whatever you do, don’t report imaging separately”

Anesthesia providers will receive payment for two more post-op pain services in 2016. But the codes come with a list of restrictions, including an absolute bar on fluoroscopic or ultrasound guidance, according to Marc Leib, M.D., J.D., American Society of Anesthesia, AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee Advisor.

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