CPT Knowledgebase - Jul 13, 2022

Right-sided supraorbital and supratrochlear nerve blocks were performed with a 30-gauge needle and a total of 0.5 mL of 1:1 ratio of lidocaine 2% and bupivacaine 0.25%. Is it appropriate to report this procedure with one unit of code 64400 because supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves are terminal branches of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve, or with two units of code 64400 because the supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves are two separate nerves?

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