AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 6 (June)

Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (64486-64489) (June 2015)

June 2015 pages 3-4 Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (64486-64489) Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) local anesthesia block (eg, abdominal plane block, rectus sheath block) is a procedure that is performed on patients who undergo abdominal and/or pelvic surgery for postoperative pain control and abdominal wall analgesia. The TAP block is a peripheral nerve block applied to anesthetize the sensory nerves of the anterior abdominal wall. Because the procedure is performed at a more cephalad location for a traditional TAP approach, it is necessary to inject a significantly larger volume of anesthetic to adequately block the sensory nerve supply to the...

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