Facet Medial Branch Nerve Block

HUMANA Pain Management Prior Authorization Request …

Facet Medial Branch Nerve Block: Local Steroid RFA 1. Primary Diagnosis Code Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Please Select Spinal Region(s) which applies: If yes, ____% Pain Relief lasted ____ weeks from last (Epidural or Facet injection) performed on Date:_____ 4. Previous Epidural or Facet Injections(s)? Yes No

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Facet Joint Injections for Spinal Pain – Commercial ...

Facet Nerve Block : The injectoi n of a local anesthetci and/or corticosteroid along the nerves supplying the facet joints. A diagnostic medial branch block is considered positive when there is at least 50% relief of pain for at least the expected minimum duration of the eff ect of the loca lanesthetic used. Medial Branch Block : See

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MUSCULOSKELETAL PROGRAM

Diagnostic selective nerve root block (SNRB) is a related procedure that utilizes a small amount of anesthetic, injected via transforaminal approach, to anesthetize a specific spinal nerve root. Diagnostic SNRBs are used to evaluate a patient’s anatomical level and/or source of radicular pain and are often used in surgical planning and

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Low Back Disorders

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