The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Jeff Nelson approved a spinal cord stimulator plan-based audit.
The audit will evaluate the appropriateness of a doctor’s decision and recordkeeping that support the use and effectiveness of spinal cord stimulators.
The audit includes referral doctors who recommended spinal cord stimulators for injured employees:
When the spinal cord stimulator was billed with Current Procedural Terminology codes 63650, 63655 or 63685.
When the spinal cord stimulator was no earlier than...
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