Payment was denied because the documentation did not support the medical necessity for the injection procedure. The documentation did not support the trigger points as reasonable and necessary. There was no indication of symptoms or physical findings that would support the medical necessity of the service at the level billed, in accordance with Medicare Guidelines. For the procedure code 20553 to be considered medically necessary and reasonable, an appropriate payable diagnosis needs to be billed as outlined in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) (L30155).…
Reason for Visit: s/p 14 ESI Visit; LBP Vital Signs - B/P:122/74 Temp: Pulse: 89 Resp:18 O2 Sat 99 % S: TM completed total of 14 ESI visit, and he is here for LBP follow up. TM rates his pain at 2/10 and intermittent shooting pain to his left mid-thigh level.…
The tenderness over the neck, occiput, right shoulder blade, upper mid back, mid back, low back, sacrum, right sacroiliac joint, right buttock, and both shoulders had decreased since her treatment date.…
At today’s visit, she is awake, alert and oriented. She reports chronic, dull, constant, sharp left hip pain. She rates her pain as 7/10. She states that the pain affects her mobility and makes it difficult to ambulate. She takes Percocet…
There was mild narrowing of the anmteroposterior diameter of the spinal cal noted at L5-S1 level. Mild scoliosis is seen. Posterior…
Since her last visit, she states an increase in pain and inflammation to both her arms. She reports that she has aching pain that radiates up the arms, equal in both sides. Pain is rated as 9/10. She has numbness into the hands extending to her fingers. She reports weakness to both her hands, making it difficult to grab objects.…
Samantha Elauf was nervous about a job interview for Abercrombie & Fitch in 2008, because of her headscarf and Muslim faith but she never knew that it would turn out the way it did. A friend of hers actually recommended her for the job because she thought she was very qualified and well equipped for the job. But, from the start, Samantha was apprehensive about wearing her headscarf, even before she interviewed. She asked her friend if she thought it would be ok for her to wear her headscarf to the interview; her friend said it would be fine as long as it wasn’t black. This was because like many retailers Abercrombie has a “look policy” that was aimed to promote what it calls its "classic East Coast collegiate style of clothing.”…
He now has limitation over the last 1.5 weeks in range of motion of the neck to just 15 degrees laterally. There is also bilateral neck paraspinal tightness. In addition, headaches worsened at the same time as well. He has been going to physical therapy for the neck and lumbar spine after a concussion. Physical therapy has been helping to improve patient’s symptoms of concussion, lumbar back pain, and neck pain, but recently has had a worsening of his symptoms as PT ended.…
DOI: 3/5/1998. The patient is a 62-year old male material handler/breaker who sustained a work-related injury to his low back from lifting heavy objects. As per OMNI entry, the patient is status post L4-5 discectomy. His future medical care includes office visits, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, physical therapy up to 12 times a year, and epidural steroid injection, with the possibility of surgery.…
Good morning, Clay! There were several instances that dispatches were escalated to FE due to extended downtimes. Although, FEs were dispatched and were onsite; but, we still send Burroughs techs or issues already resolved. Below were a few of those cases: • Case 110743: Preston was working on this device Friday and tech showed up to replace a Cat5 cable • Case 111286: a Burroughs tech was dispatched and showed up on Sunday even though Pascual was already on site working on a device • Case 113258: FEs were dispatched and responded on a same day due to recycle alignment.…
The evidence in file shows the claimant has a history of chronic lumbar pain. She is mildly obese with a body mass index as high as 33. X-rays of the lumbar spine (LS) taken 7/9/13 show multilevel degenerative changes with spurring and mild anterolisthesis of L4-L5. Degenerative joint disease in the left hip was also noted. The LS MRI taken 3/25/16 shows multilevel degenerative changes.…
She is tender over R SI joint as well. Treatment plan included medication. UDT on 11/19/14 and 07/18/13 showed that the patient was consistent to the…
Disc problems including sciatica pain, degenerative disc disease and disc prolapse are the serious health aliments that can produce bothersome symptoms. Spinal discs act as a cushion between the back bones and are very susceptible to injury or disease, causing severe pain in the back and legs. These problems greatly affect aging individuals because of wear and tear in the spine disc cartilage, causing the loss of normal function or structure and decrease quality of life. Proper pain management for disc problems is decisive to deal with this painful health ailment and prevent any serious outcome. Symptoms of Disc Problems…
ROM and muscle strength were normal. Sensatiosn to light touch were intact. Current medicatiosn included Nabumetone and Orphenadrine. Traetment plan: MMi expected 01/29/16. Narcotics were not prescribed.…
Legal Contention: Generally, an adhesion or commonly called “boilerplate contract” is a standardized form contract that offers goods or services to end buyers (in this case Grocery, Inc.) As a "take it or leave it" contract it provides little negotiation terms and acceptance by Grocery, Inc. invokes the contract to be fully enforceable by Pretend Supplier Inc. Therefore, damages awarded to Pretend Supplier, Inc. for non-fulfillment of contract by Grocery, Inc. are in order.…