Wiki MAC Anesthesia with Continuous Pain Catheter for Post Op

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If MAC is the primary mode of anesthesia for the procedure, and a Femoral Nerve Continuous Catheter is placed and clearly documented for post op pain, is the continuous catheter separately billable? If there is documentation to support the answer, I would appreciate that information as well.
 
yes, if it is documentated as NOT the mode of anesthesia, you can bill for the nerve block, make sure you append the -59 modifer and if your docs use the ultrasonic guidence and they are not utilizing the equip, append -26.

another girl had posted this and thought this would help as well..

"See the ASA website at http://www.asahq.org/For-Healthcare-...tatements.aspx

and scroll to the link for

Reporting Postoperative Pain Procedures in Conjunction With Anesthesia (2010) "


hope this helps :)
 
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