Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Code With 64450 for Saphenous Blocks
Published on Wed Apr 03, 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: 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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