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Code Correctly for Surgery With Post-Op Block

Published on Mon Nov 14, 2022

Question: A 67-year-old Medicare patient is having total knee arthroplasty at our hospital, and the surgeon has requested that the anesthesia department provide an adductor canal block for postoperative pain. How do we code these services for the anesthesiologist who is personally performing anesthesia for the total knee and performing the block? Do we need to file separate claims? What kind [...]
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