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Epidural Steroid Injections and Medial Branch Blocks
www.bwc.ohio.gov(Selective Nerve Root Block SNRB) Table B: Crosswalk between level of spine and injection targets NOTE: An SNRB is a type of transforaminal epidural injection that physicians can use for diagnostic pur-poses in determining/verifying a particular spinal nerve root as a pain generator. The injection typically
2020-2021 NIA Clinical Guidelines for Medical Necessity Review
www1.radmd.com• Epidural steroid injections and or selective nerve root block; AND o Imaging studies confirm the presence of spinal cord or spinal nerve root compression (disc herniation or foraminal stenosis) at the level corresponding with the clinical findings (Bono, 2011). Imaging studies may include:
Nerve Root Block versus Transforaminal Epidural?
www.radiology.wisc.eduSelective Nerve Root Block: • Primarily a . diagnostic. procedure o Designed to determine if one particular nerve root is the cause of a patient’s symptoms o Can be a guide to whether further surgical intervention (e.g. foraminotomy, etc.) may benefit • Therapeutic benefit is …