CPT^® 64416, Under Introduction/Injection of Anesthetic Agent (Nerve Block), Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures on the Somatic Nerves

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 64416 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Introduction/Injection of Anesthetic Agent (Nerve Block), Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures on the Somatic Nerves.

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The provider places a catheter and administers one or more anesthetic agents and/or a steroid by continuous infusion into the brachial plexus, a group of nerves in the arm that originates in the neck.

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