Inside CCI: Don’t bill post-op pain blocks with moderate sedation, policy manual instructs
If you bill for moderate sedation (99143-99150), you may not also report an epidural or nerve block delivered pre-operatively or intraoperatively to address post-operative pain, according to a new policy added to the 2013 National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) policy manual.
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