…practice, and also is an assistant clinical professor at East Tennessee State University. A graduate of Louisiana State University, Dr. Lorio completed his general surgical internship and orthopedic residency…
Read More…the closure, even if different aspects of the procedure are performed by more than one surgeon. To complete the online survey, click here -> SURVEY Please complete the survey…
Read More…level and each additional nerve, respectively. ISASS will review the final rule in detail and provide written comments to CMS to all relevant issues in advance of the comment…
Read More…the presentation to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee in March 2023. To read the submitted request see the ISASS ICD-10-CM Proposal For March 2023 Maintenance Committee Review 1675967411:11…
Read More…the management of the condition is unusually complex due to comorbidities ongoing communication and care coordination between relevant practitioners furnishing care; first 30 minutes provided personally by a physician…
Read More…The creation of new MS-DRG 402 to describe non-cervical single-level combined anterior/posterior fusion – The creation of new MS-DRGs 429 and 430 to describe combined cervical anterior/posterior fusion with…
Read More…– Spine-health.com What You Need to Know about Sciatica – Spine-health.com article Sciatica Video – Spine-health.com In this ISASS Guide for Patients: Common Spinal Conditions Non-Surgical Spine Treatments Surgical…
Read More…require a decompression surgery for symptoms that have not improved following non-surgical care. Spinal Stenosis Health Center – Spine-health.com Spinal Stenosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment – Spine-health.com article Spinal…
Read More…Dr. Garcia completed medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine where he obtained both a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Masters of Public Health. In 1991, Dr….
Read More…The committee will take public comments into account and issue a final report in the coming weeks. Read the December 2018 draft report here: Read ISASS comment letter to…
Read More…Lorio, MD, FACS, Chair, ISASS Task Force on Coding & Reimbursement In 2011, CPT code 22551 was revised to combine or bundle CPT codes 63075 and 22554 when both…
Read More…test, compression test, thigh thrust, FABER (Patrick’s) test, Gaenslen’s maneuver, sacral sulcus tenderness) are typically performed in the physician’s office; in combination, these tests are thought to be predictive…
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