November 6, 2020 ASIPP this week sent seven comment letters to the following insurance providers regarding proposed rules that would hinder access of facet joint injections to patients. Click on …
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Medicare publishes revised LCD for Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management, providing coverage for therapeutic facet joint nerve blocks. As you know, the LCD which went into effect on 5/2/2021, …
Below are major points from the updated LCD: Frequency: No more than 3 TPI sessions will be reimbursed per rolling 12 months. Imaging guidance: The use of fluoroscopy or magnetic resonance …
February 8, 2023 CGS (L39383), Palmetto (L39402), WPS (L39475), NGS (39455), and Noridian (L39462 and L39464) jurisdictions, have issued SI joint injection policies: Novitas and First Coast Services have not …
Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Procedures: A New LCD Effective 3/19/2023 Read More »
Update October 14, 2022: A letter has been sent today to the Medical Directors of multiple MACs regarding Proposed LCD-Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Procedures. Please look over the letter here. …
Proposed LCD Released for Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Procedures Read More »
After being made aware that several physicians are being audited, we are concerned that some members are having difficulty conforming to the LCDs and medical policies. In response, ASIPP is …
An Algorithmic Approach to Epidural Steroid Injections Read More »
Interventional pain management techniques in general, facet joint interventions, and epidural interventions in particular, have been in the news for the past year. There have been 2 reports from the …
New Nationwide Policy on Facet Joint Interventions! Read More »
Manchikanti and 37 distinguished co-authors from multiple institutions have published “Comprehensive Evidence-based Guidelines for Facet Joint Interventions in Management of Chronic Spinal Pain (available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32503359).” These guidelines included development of …
Facet Joint Interventions Guidelines Released June 8, 2020 Read More »
1. Proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule On July 10th, CMS released the proposed rule for the 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS). Rule focuses on several key goals of administration, including addressing health …
Audits of Medicare Payments for Spinal Pain Management Services Medicare Part B covers various spinal pain management services including facet joint injections, facet joint denervation sessions, lumbar epidural injections, and …
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL
PAIN PHYSICIANS
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
