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Coding Needle Guidance With Nerve Block
Published on Fri Aug 22, 2014
Question: Our provider used both ultrasound guidance and electrical stimulation for needle guidance for a peripheral nerve block. What would be the proper coding for this? California Subscriber Answer: Use of a nerve stimulator to locate the peripheral nerve is not separately billable. The CCI Edits Manual states, “Electrical stimulation used to identify or locate nerves during a procedure involving treatment of [...]