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OIG to Audit Medicare Payments for Spinal Pain Management Services

Friday, June 4, 2021  
Medicare Part B covers various spinal pain management services including facet joint injections, facet joint denervation sessions, lumbar epidural injections, and trigger point injections. Medicare Part B also covers sedation administered during these pain management services. Over the coming year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) will audit whether Medicare payments for spinal pain management services billed by physicians complied with Federal requirements.

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