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Answer: CPT does not include a code specific to this procedure, which means coders have differing opinions on the best alternative.
Some coders recommend 64620 (Destruction by neurolytic agent, intercostal nerve). Other coders say the ramus communicans block is not the same as an intercostals block, so 64622 (Destruction by neurolytic agent, paravertebral facet joint nerve; lumbar or sacral, single level) is more appropriate.
If your physician does not think either of these codes is accurate, report 64999 (Unlisted procedure, nervous system).