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Category III Codes Will Rescue You in ESWT Reporting

Published on Tue Mar 17, 2015

Question: Our podiatry office encountered a patient recently and the notes said that she was given extracorporeal shock wave therapy. Is there any code to capture the service? What does the procedure entail? Alabama Subscriber Answer: For reporting extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT), you will have to visit Category III codes. As you have not specified the specific description of the therapy, [...]
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