Anitha Lingala
Networker
Have a question related to the CPT 64450 using it once or twice.
In the ED note, the chart shows the below procedures done in one encounter on a patient.
Femoral nerve block (CPT 64447)
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) block – (CPT 64450)
Obturator nerve block – (CPT 64450)
The question is do we code only one time for LFCN and Obturator block performed on same encounter, or do 64450 x 2. The doctor made separate procedure note for each of the above three.
Thanks in advance for helping me solve this.
Anitha Lingala, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CCS
In the ED note, the chart shows the below procedures done in one encounter on a patient.
Femoral nerve block (CPT 64447)
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) block – (CPT 64450)
Obturator nerve block – (CPT 64450)
The question is do we code only one time for LFCN and Obturator block performed on same encounter, or do 64450 x 2. The doctor made separate procedure note for each of the above three.
Thanks in advance for helping me solve this.
Anitha Lingala, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CCS