Neurology & Pain Management Coding Alert
Coding Needle Guidance With Nerve Block
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?
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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 a cranial or peripheral nerve (e.g., nerve block, nerve destruction, neuroplasty, transection, excision, repair) is integral to the procedure and is not separately reportable.” The use of the nerve stimulator is inclusive to the nerve block, but if the CPT® documentation requirements have been met, you can code the ultrasound guidance with 76942 (Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement [e.g., biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device], imaging supervision and interpretation).
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Coding Needle Guidance With Nerve Block
Question: Our provider used both ultrasound guidance and electrical stimulation for needle guidance for a peripheral [...]
