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Surgeon did nerve block, anesthesiologist provided MAC, can I bill for the anesthesiologist?

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I have a charge for an anesthesiologist who provided MAC for a patient who received an ultrasound guided deep peroneal nerve block from the surgeon. It was coded as 64450. I'm fairly new to anesthesia coding and have not had a scenario like this before. Is the anesthesia billable? If so, can anyone point me in the right direction for the correct anesthesia code as I am at a loss. Trying to find an answer to this question has only sparked even more questions. Thank you.
 
rebam said:
I have a charge for an anesthesiologist who provided MAC for a patient who received an ultrasound guided deep peroneal nerve block from the surgeon. It was coded as 64450. I'm fairly new to anesthesia coding and have not had a scenario like this before. Is the anesthesia billable? If so, can anyone point me in the right direction for the correct anesthesia code as I am at a loss. Trying to find an answer to this question has only sparked even more questions. Thank you.
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If the procedure performed by the surgeon was the nerve block, you may bill for the anesthesia. The surgeon would bill out 64450, and you would code the ASA code 64450 crosses to (01991- other than prone or 01992 - prone).

I hope this helps.
 
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