WENDYBHOLLOWAY
Contributor
Our practice has recently had the addition of a pain management doc. He is performing a caudal ESI injection with fluro and coding it as an ESI - 62311.
The OP note states that "the needle was then redirected in a more cephalad fashion to allow entry into the caudal epidural space through the sacrococcygeal ligament...an epidurogram s/o dural puncture was obtained using the Omnipaque contrast confirming epidural placement of the needle."
I've been in general ortho for 30 years - pain management is a whole new ballgame - ugh!!!
Would appreciate any help/advice as to if the correct code is 62311.
Wendy B. Holloway, CPC
Orthopaedic Associates
OrthoCare Surgery Center
Albany, Ga.
The OP note states that "the needle was then redirected in a more cephalad fashion to allow entry into the caudal epidural space through the sacrococcygeal ligament...an epidurogram s/o dural puncture was obtained using the Omnipaque contrast confirming epidural placement of the needle."
I've been in general ortho for 30 years - pain management is a whole new ballgame - ugh!!!
Would appreciate any help/advice as to if the correct code is 62311.
Wendy B. Holloway, CPC
Orthopaedic Associates
OrthoCare Surgery Center
Albany, Ga.