Wiki 01991 vs 01961

[jwenger13]

Patient comes in for a scheduled cesarean section. Given a spinal 01991. Just wanted to make sure this is correct as another coder states I should use 01961????

 

[LisaAlonso23]

01961 is the correct code in this scenario, as it was the primary anesthesia.

 

[jwenger13]

01961 is the correct code in this scenario, as it was the primary anesthesia.

Thank you for this information.

 

[LisaAlonso23]

Thank you for this information.

You're welcome. Moving forward, code the procedure. Then, take the CPT code you find and crosswalk it to the anesthesia code.
59514 is the code used for a cesarean section. This code crosswalks to 01961.