Does your pain management practice participate with United Healthcare (UHC)? If so, you will want to take note of UHC’s recent policy update on ablative treatment of spinal pain. Although UHC has a limited coverage policy for a number of spinal pain and joint pain procedures, if you know the rules, you have some chance of reimbursement.
Ablation method & frequency matter
Among the changes are a revised coverage policy for how often thermal radiofrequency ablation (RFA) can be carried out and reimbursed. According to the policy, thermal RFA is covered when carried at three months or greater frequency, provided there has been a 50 percent or documentation reduction in pain.
For more information on pain management coding such as this, sign up for an audio conference. Such a conference will provide you with all pain management coding updates you need to know to code right for your practice. On signing up for one, you will get all the CPT, ICD-9 and HCPCS updates affecting your pain management practice. Expert speakers will also open your eyes to new reimbursement opportunities as well as tell you about the pitfalls you need to avoid.
The best part of such conferences is that you can listen to them without travelling, very much from the comforts of your own office or meeting room. And in case you fail to attend a scheduled conference, you can always turn to CDs and PDF transcripts that are available for you. What’s more, you also stand to take home CEUs on attending such a conference.
Topic: ablation, coverage policy, expert speakers, hcpcs, management practice, pain management, reimbursement opportunities, rfa, uhc, united healthcare