Code 64416 would be reported for
the administration of general or regional anesthesia when a
brachial plexus is infused via catheter including daily management
for anesthetic agent administration
Payors have specific guidelines
for regional anesthesia. Always verify prior to service.
Never precertify based solely on
CPT code. Always verify that a specify procedure has a coverage
or non-coverage policy within the carrier. Often times a certain
CPT code will be listed in a carriers system, but not be a covered
procedure within their indivdual plans.
Code 62319 Injection, including
catheter placement, continuous infusion or intermittent bolus, not
including neurolytic substances, with or without contrast, of
diagnostic or therapeutic substance(s), epidural or subarachnoid;
lumbar, sacral (caudal)
Code 01960 would be reported for
vaginal procedures (including biopsy of labia, vagina, cervix or
endometrium); vaginal delivery
CPT Codes 64400-64450 are
differentiated by single, multiple or continuous infusions with
codes 64416, 64446 and 64448 describing continuous catheter
infusions to the brachial plexus, sciatic, and the femoral nerves,
following the insertion of an infusion catheter into the sheaths
of nerves.
All Epimed catheters are manufactured by Epimed
in the USA under the strictest ISO Quality Standards and FDA
Guidelines.