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CPT® 64416, Under Introduction/Injection of Anesthetic Agent (Nerve Block), Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures on the Somatic Nerves

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 64416 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Introduction/Injection of Anesthetic Agent (Nerve Block), Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures on the Somatic Nerves.

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The provider places a catheter and administers one or more anesthetic agents and/or a steroid by continuous infusion into the brachial plexus, a group of nerves in the arm that originates in the neck.

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coding an ipack block for post op pain
Here is one opinion: [URL='https://www.aceanesthesiapain.com/blog/uncategorized/update-on-2020-anesthesia-and-pain-management-coding/'][B]Clarifying the Coding for Genicular Nerve Blocks Versus IPACK... [ Read More ]
US Guided Block with 29826
29826 is an add-on code, so you may only bill it with 29806-29825, 29827, 29828. If the U/S was done with a block, 76942 is billable with the block (64415 or 64416).... [ Read More ]
post op pain codes
[b]post op pain and 76942[/b] No idea if this will be any help at all - it appears to be quite a sticky wicket! (note - u will have to translate ICD 9 to ICD 10 in the excerpt below) Best of luck! :... [ Read More ]
64416 & Daily Pain Management
Dr administered brachial plexus nerve block with a continuous catheter (64416) & wants me to bill for three days of daily pain management that followed. This procedure was done as a secondary procedur... [ Read More ]
use of cpt 64415 as post op pain management
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use of cpt 64415 as post op pain management
REPORTING POSTOPERATIVE PAIN PROCEDURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANESTHESIA Committee of Origin: Economics (Approved by the ASA House of Delegates on October 17, 2007 and last amended on October 20, 2010) ... [ Read More ]
Billing for pain pumps in ACS 64416
Good morning....this would be my first post here... have this question about pain pumps. I need to know if anyone thinks this is the correct codes for our senario: Would it be correct for the ASC to... [ Read More ]
01996 daily management code
CPT 01996-Daily hospital management of epidural or subarachnoid continuous drug administration Notes: (Report code 01996 for daily hospital management of continuous epidural or subarachnoid drug admi... [ Read More ]
Continuos Nerve blocks CPT 64416
I was hoping to review some documentation on the above subject I.E. what shuld be documented -- what are qualifications for using the catheter ? vs single shot ? any time limits for a catheter ? ... [ Read More ]
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