You Be the Coder:
Key Points for Postop Catheter Coding
Published on Thu Jun 14, 2018
Question: Our provider used monitored anesthesia care (MAC) for the primary mode of anesthesia during a procedure. He also inserted a femoral nerve continuous catheter and documented that the catheter was for postoperative pain relief. Can we bill separately for the continuous catheter? Florida Subscriber Answer: No, you cannot bill the catheter separately. According to Chapter 2 of the National [...]