Reader Question: Modifier 50 Works With Nerve Blocks, Not Anesthesia Codes
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Reader Question:
Modifier 50 Works With Nerve Blocks, Not Anesthesia Codes
Published on Mon Nov 07, 2016
Question: A surgeon completed bilateral knee replacements and asked our pain management specialist to administer bilateral femoral nerve blocks for postoperative care. We coded 01402 with [...]
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