AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 5 (May)
Anesthesia (May 2004)
May 2004 page 15a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Anesthesia, 01995 (Q&A) Question Chronic pain patients are being offered an alternative pain management treatment for chronic reflex pain syndrome. How would a Bretylium Bier block by intravenous route be reported? AMA Comment CPT code 01995, Regional intravenous administration of local anesthetic agent or other medication (upper or lower extremity), should be reported. A Bier block technique involves administration of intravenous regional anesthesia with, in this instance, the medication being Bretylium. When documentation reflects intravenous administration, as opposed to individual injection directly into a single nerve or nerve plexus, it...
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