Eumelanin is brown or black color pigment and protects the skin from absorbing the harmful UV rays. People with darker skin tones have more of Eumelanin.This is the reason melanin pigments are called as photo-protectants which means a substance that can provide protection from the harmful sun rays.
Medial branch block is a relatively simple diagnostic procedure that Dr. Franiak may recommend. The facet. joints are the little joints along the spine where two vertebrae meet. If there is arthritis or degeneration along those. joints, the doctor may be suspicious that some or all of your pain is coming from those joints.
The ICD-9 code that appears in the line item of a preoperative examination or diagnostic. test must be the code for the appropriate preoperative examination. 3. For the purpose of establishing preoperative services as reasonable and necessary, all claims are subject to applicable national coverage decisions.