tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 24

CODING: Key Steps To Making The Most Of Injection Claims

Train your MD to document the muscles clearly -- so you can code correctly. You may be submitting injection claims daily, but if you don't know your trigger point from your bursa, you could be noncompliant with every injection. The next time your physician performs an injection, follow these three steps to pinpoint the appropriate code.1. Don't Use 90772 As A 'Catchall' Watch out: Say the word "injection" to coders in some specialties, and they'll recommend 90772 (Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection [specify substance or drug]; subcutaneous or intramuscular) every time. But jumping to that conclusion could have...

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