AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 5 (May)
Anesthesia (Q&A) (May 2015)
May 2015 page 10a Anesthesia Question: Are services provided by an anesthesiologist for the management of nerve blocks, epidurals, or nerve sheath catheters on days subsequent to their placement separately reportable? Answer: Yes. The services provided for subsequent daily management of anesthetic administration (eg, time spent on pre- or post-op placement of the block) to the brachial plexus, lumbar plexus, and sciatic and femoral nerves are not included in the procedure code(s), and therefore, are separately reportable by means of an evaluation and management (E/M) code. However, when daily management of epidural or subarachnoid continuous drug administration is performed...
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