tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 8

You Be the Coder: Bundling Marcaine

Question: Which J-codes should be used for coding an injection of Marcaine? Is there a different code to bill for Medicare patients?NJ SubscriberTest your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Answer: Marcaine is one of many local anesthetics generally used in minor surgical procedures, says Susan Callaway-Stradley, a coding and reimbursement specialist in North Augusta, S.C. As such, it is considered bundled into the reimbursement for the surgical procedure based on CPT definition, which states that the surgical package includes local infiltration, metacarpal/digital block or...

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