ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert
You Be the Coder:
Double Digital Block
Published on Mon Dec 12, 2022
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the ED provider performed a digital block on two levels of a patient’s intercostal nerve. Should I report 64420 x 2? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: No, you should report: Remember: Only use +64421 with 64420 — not with any of the other codes for anesthetic agent/steroid injections.
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