AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (December 2014)
December 2014 page 16c Surgery: Nervous System Question: What are the appropriate CPT codes to report continuous saphenous nerve blocks and adductor canal continuous nerve blocks for postoperative pain management, following knee surgeries? Answer: Code 64448, Injection, anesthetic agent; femoral nerve, continuous infusion by catheter (including catheter placement), would be reported for these continuous blocks. If the nerve block is a single injection, code 64447, Injection, anesthetic agent; femoral nerve, single, would be reported. Surgery: Nervous System (Q&A) (December 2014). CPT® Assistant. 2014; December 2014 page 16c ...
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