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Hi there, if it was done to manage post-operative pain - No. From the NCCI manual, chapter 2.
Per Medicare Global Surgery rules, the physician performing an operative procedure is responsible for treating postoperative pain. Treatment of postoperative pain by the operating physician is not separately reportable.