AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A)
January 2018 page 7 Surgery: Nervous System Question: What is the appropriate code to report an erector spinae plane (ESP) block for postoperative pain in which the needle is inserted at the T5 transverse process under ultrasound guidance? A local anesthetic test dose was delivered and a catheter was threaded. This particular ESP block was for post-thoracotomy chest wall pain. Answer: There is no specific CPT code that describes this service; therefore, code 64999, Unlisted procedure, nervous system, should be reported for the ESP block. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service, it will be...
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