Patients undergoing Vertos Medical’s minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis procedure will receive increased reimbursement under new CMS rules, according to a Dec. 8 news release. Starting Jan. 1, ...

Here are the 2010 Medicare reimbursement rates for 11 nerve block procedures performed in the ASC setting. 4. Nerve block injections(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, plantar common digital nerve(s ...

WASHINGTON – People who suffer from a spinal problem that can cause back and leg pain have an alternative to difficult surgery with a newly approved device that requires a much less invasive procedure ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., July 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC today announced that UnitedHealthcare ® has issued a new, positive medical policy for Lumbar Total Disc Replacement (TDR) ...

Short-term results of minimally invasive lumbar canal decompression indicate that the procedure benefits patients who are having difficulty recovering from postoperative pain, according to a study ...

For patients with lumbar stenosis, back and leg pain can be unbearable. Surgery is needed in many cases, but it comes with the risk of major complications. Now, a less-invasive procedure could change ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a procedure aiming to shrink the sizes of nodules and tumors or treat pain. RFA is not a cure-all solution, however. Back pain may not go away after RFA or may come ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Rose Hill teenager is recovering and walking following the first successful Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) procedure in the state of Kansas. Isabella Hillman, 14, has ...