CPT^® 01610, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Shoulder and Axilla

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 01610 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Shoulder and Axilla.

Additional/Related Information

Tabs

Summary

The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing any procedure of the nerves, muscles, tendons, fascia, and bursae of the shoulder and axilla.

For clinical responsibility, terminology, tips and additional info
start codify free trial.

View any code changes for 2026 as well as historical information on code creation and revision.

Crosswalks

Tabs

MODIFIERS
ICD-10-CM

Combat the #1 denial reason - mismatched CPT-ICD-9 codes - with top Medicare carrier and private payer accepted diagnoses for the chosen CPT® code.

View the CPT® code's corresponding procedural code and DRG. In a click, check the DRG's IPPS allowable, length of stay, and more. To plug inpatient facility revenue drains, subscribe to DRG Coder today.

Crosswalk to an anesthesia code and its base units, and calculate payments in a snap! Subscribe to Anesthesia Coder today.

View matching HCPCS Level II codes and their definitions.

Forum

Have a question about CPT Code 01610 ? Start a discussion here

CANPC Questions for AAPC El Paso TX Local Chapter Event 11182017

Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC, CICP, CNPR, CRMC 678-427-6511 cell; [email]vinomodyjr13@gmail.com[/email]; [email]vinomodyjr@outlook.com[/email]; [email]vmody@protonmail.com[/em... [ Read More ]

CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials book 62 p. (46-60)

CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials for successful anesthesiology coding by Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC Case 46 Anesthesiologist provided the general endotracheal anesthes... [ Read More ]

2016 Anesthesia PQRS

Yes, it seems if you use registry reporting you would use 4559F & 4255F, but I haven't had chance to review any articles describing how this revised measure is reported. It seems they did away with ... [ Read More ]

PQRS Measure #193

You would report G9363 as standalone G9363: Duration of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) or peripheral nerve block (PNB) without the use of general anesthesia during an applicable procedure [B][U]or g... [ Read More ]

01610 vs 01630

For CPT codes 29827 & 29828, the coders have used 01630 as the anesthesia code to correspond but I wonder if they should be using 01610 because that is for all shoulder procedures on the muscle, fasci... [ Read More ]

Confused and a headache!

[QUOTE="klp010102, post: 51950, member: 33020"]Okay if a patient has a mastectomy, simple, complete with SN biopsy. Would I still just code 00400? How would I code for the biopsy if it is not s... [ Read More ]

View All