Please help, my Dr. has dictated the following....
1. 64493 LUMBAR FACET INJECTION USING MEDIAL BRANCH TECHNIQUE
2. RIGHT S-1 LATERAL SPINAL BRANCH
He also has an addendum stating, S1 LATERAL BRANCH IS CODED LIKE A "PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK".
How should #2 be coded?
64450?
Thanks
Amber
1. 64493 LUMBAR FACET INJECTION USING MEDIAL BRANCH TECHNIQUE
2. RIGHT S-1 LATERAL SPINAL BRANCH
He also has an addendum stating, S1 LATERAL BRANCH IS CODED LIKE A "PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK".
How should #2 be coded?
64450?
Thanks
Amber