Reader Question:
Submit 01936 for Lumbar RFA
Published on Fri Oct 07, 2011
Question: What anesthesia code should we report when a patient receives MAC (monitored anesthesia care) for radiofrequency ablation of the lumbar spine?Nevada SubscriberAnswer: The correct choice is 01936 (Anesthesia for percutaneous image guided procedures on the spine and spinal cord; therapeutic). Note that if the provider had completed a diagnostic procedure instead, you would report 01935.