PRP: Work and Accidents - Stop Working & Living With Pain
WESTMINSTER, UNITED STATES - Sep 29, 2016 - PRP is used to return injured back to the work / life quicker. PRP speeds-up the healing process and get patient back to their usual healthy condition.
Billing considerations: Insurance companies might not cover it. Few PPO or Work Comp third-party carriers are currently reimbursing for PRP injections. At present, PRP injections should be considered a direct cost to the patient. If the Surgical Center is used, there may be two fees, a Doctors Professional Charge and the Outpatient Facility Fee. When the insurance company doesnt pay for the injection, the patients must pay the procedure fee directly to the practice and/or the outpatient facility. Some procedures can be done in the office, others at the ASC. Medicare / HMO: At this time, there is no HMO or assigned Medicare value and is a cash-pay procedure.
Equipment: The Single-Use Kits and Centrifuges are included in the charge. Fluoroscopy or Musculoskeletal Ultrasound may be used to guide needle placement and Anesthesia Sedation. These are extra charges.
Contraindications: for PRP injection are: Anemia; Hematologic Blood Diseases, Platelet Dysfunction; Blood Infections or Fever; Skin Infections; Malignancy; Allergy to Bovine Products if Bovine Thrombus is to be used.
Pre-injection guidelines: Be aware of and compliant with the following guidelines: (Discuss with the physician) No corticosteroids for 2 to 3 weeks before the procedure; Discontinue (NSAIDs) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at least week before PRP; No anticoagulation (eg Coumadin or Plavix) use 5 days before the procedure; Increase fluid intake in the 24 hours preceding PRP; Anti-anxiety medication may be required for certain patients.
Procedure: The procedure is very simple. The Pain Doctor is an Expert and a uses standard sterile technique, a small amount of venous blood is obtained from your arm vein and is transferred into the centrifuge machine, processed, and the PRP is extracted from the centrifuge. The skin is cleansed around the painful injection site.
With real-time image guidance (fluoroscopy, or ultrasound) and sterile technique, the PRP is injected into the appropriate painful area. PRP injections go right onto the joints / ligaments / tendons for healing and support. Physicians must find the source of the pain and inject the PRP into the appropriate pain location.
Complications: There is 0% chance of catching a blood disease, as this is 100% the patients own blood platelets and plasma.
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