CPT^® 64517, Under Introduction/Injection of Anesthetic Agent (Nerve Block), Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures on the Autonomic Nerves

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 64517 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 Autonomic Nerves.

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In this procedure, the provider performs a nerve block on the superior hypogastric plexus, which is part of the thoracolumbar sympathetic chain of the autonomic nervous system. Blocking the superior hypogastric plexus effectively treats chronic pelvic pain that is nonresponsive to medications, which cancer, the menstrual cycle, and other chronic conditions can cause.

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[QUOTE="celcano, post: 325612, member: 69744"]My physician has billed for a bilateral superior hypogastric nerve block (64517-50) which hits an edit in our billing software. From what I could find, m... [ Read More ]

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