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The Difference Between Lumbar Sympathetic and Chain Block Coding

Published on Tue Jun 24, 2014

Question: I have charts from one of our physicians for two different patients on the same day. In one, he documented administering a lumbar sympathetic chain block and the other a lumbar sympathetic block. What’s the difference, and how do I code them?  Indiana Subscriber  Answer: Anatomically, the sympathetic nerves are a chain of nerves that run on the front side of [...]
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