tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2010 Issue 9

Reader Questions: Remember Different ED Rules for TPIs, Other Injections

Question: A patient reports to the ED complaining of severe neck pain. He reports that two days ago he sustained an injury when he picked up a lawn mower to move it in his back yard. In  addition to the neck pain, he also reports some numbness and tingling in his right arm. The patient says the pain has been constant since the injury and over-the-counter medications have not helped. The physician performs a history and physical exam and expresses concern that the patient may have a herniated cervical disc in addition to muscle strain. He orders an MRI...

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