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Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert

Pain Blocks:

Use These Tips to Eliminate Hurdles for TAP Block, PVB Coding

Published on Fri Sep 25, 2020

Chest pain can often lead to PVB. Patients who report to your PM clinic suffering from thoracic or abdominal pain will often require a nerve block. When these blocks are necessary, your provider will often perform either a transverse abdominus plane (TAP) block or a paravertebral block (PVB). As a coder, it’s up to you to figure out which type [...]
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