tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2002 Issue 5

Clarification: Report Digital Blocks in Addition to Starred Procedures

An article in the February 2002 issue of Emergency Department Coding Alert prompted reader questions about whether coders may report digital blocks in addition to services described by starred procedures. In the article, "Coding Outside the Box What's in a Global Package," coders were instructed to report 64450* (Injection, anesthetic agent; other peripheral nerve or branch) with 12001* (Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities [including hands and feet]; 2.5 cm or less). This recommendation is consistent with information published in the AMA's Principles of CPT Coding, 2nd Edition, page...

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