CPT Knowledgebase - Jan 19, 2018

What is the appropriate code to report an erector spinae plane (ESP) block for postoperative pain in which the needle is inserted at the T5 transverse process under ultrasound guidance? A local anesthetic test dose was delivered and a catheter was threaded. This particular ESP block was for post-thoracotomy chest wall pain.

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