CPT^® 64425, Under Introduction/Injection of Anesthetic Agent (Nerve Block), Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures on the Somatic Nerves

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 64425 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 injects an anesthetic agent and/or steroid close to the nerves that branch from the first lumbar nerve, i.e., the ilioinguinal nerve or the iliohypogastric nerve. Report this code for one or more injections of the ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric nerves.

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[b]reimbursement for 11900 & 64425[/b] [QUOTE="CodingKing, post: 384416, member: 323638"]Per NCCI Edit 64425 is a Column 2 code to 11900 with no modifiers are accepted listed as Standards of medical ... [ Read More ]

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95873 is reported with chemodenervation procedures. It would not be reported with CPT 64425. The electrical stimulation would be considered bundle per NCCI and could include codes that would be bundl... [ Read More ]

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My physician did a ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve injection. He used a nerve stimulator or "precise placement of needle", He billed 64425 and 95873. Code 95873 is hitting an edit because the "p... [ Read More ]

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