Anesthesia Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Use 'Other' Code 64450 for Saphenous Nerve Block
Published on Mon Apr 15, 2013
Question: The physician administered a sciatic nerve block to the thigh and a saphenous nerve block to the mid-thigh. Everything took place during the same encounter. What would be the proper way to submit this claim?
Answer: You’ll need two codes for this encounter. Report the sciatic nerve block with 64445 (Injection, anesthetic agent; sciatic nerve, single) and 64450 (… other peripheral nerve or branch) for the saphenous block to the mid-thigh. The documentation should support this by noting the different injection sites.
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