Anesthesia Coding Alert

Answer: You can charge for a tubal ligation after a vaginal delivery with 01960 (Anesthesia for; vaginal delivery only) or 01967 (Neuraxial labor analgesia/ anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery [this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor), depending on the situation, along with 00851 (Anesthesia for intraperi-toneal procedures in lower abdomen including laparoscopy; tubal ligation/transaction) for the tubal ligation at a later time than delivery. However, you should not add an additional code for the tubal ligation if it follows a cesarean section.