Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Condition Spotlight:

Stenosis Diagnosis Often Result of E/M, Testing

Pain in spine or extremities? It could be spinal stenosis. Patients who have symptoms of spinal stenosis, but no diagnosis, are the type of patients you might see at your practice. Why? Your provider will often be the one to diagnose the condition, which can take several steps, attempts, patient visits — and CPT® codes. That’s where the coder comes [...]
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