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Know How to Manage Postoperative Pain Management Services

Published on Tue Dec 22, 2015

Question: Can we separately bill for postoperative pain management services by the anesthesiologist? Texas Subscriber Answer: Postoperative pain management services by an anesthesiologist, such as an injection or catheter insertion into the epidural space or major nerve, are eligible for separate reimbursement, as long as the block or catheter was not used as an adjunct to anesthesia provided for the surgery or [...]
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