Authors of the paper conclude that although various significant improvements have been made, including the increase of PE value of interventional pain management from $59.04 to $156.79 per hour, reductions in MEI and reductions in add-on codes present some disadvantages.
The study also includes a list of the top 30 interventional procedures. Each procedure is listed with their respective CPT codes, 2010 fee schedules for office-based and ASC/hospital-based procedures and 2011 fee schedules for office-based and ASC/hospital-based procedures.
Read the paper about the 2011 physician fee schedule for interventional pain management (pdf).
Read other coverage about pain management:
– Florida Department of Health Shuts Down Pain Management Clinic for Violating State Statute
– UW, Army Take Different Approach to Managing Pain
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