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Report E/M Codes For Follow-up Care of Lumbar Drain

Published on Tue Mar 17, 2015

Question: Our physician inserted a lumbar drain and wants to leave it in place for several days. Our physician has listed 62272 as the procedure code. Our physician makes daily inpatient visits. How should we report for these daily services? Are there any guidelines for these services? Washington Subscriber Answer: The daily management code 01996 (Daily hospital management of epidural or subarachnoid [...]
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