Hi all, how best we can code the radiofrequency ablation of the greater, lesser and least occipital nerves ? the debate is whether to use 64640 or 64633 and 64634
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Wiki occipital nerves radiofrequency ablation
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SharonCollachi
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The occipital nerves are in C1-2, C2-3. You would use one unit of 64633 and one unit of 64634 (billed per joint, not per nerve). As long as you're using regular RFA and not pulsed RFA.