AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 10 (October)
Anesthesia: Obstetric (Q&A) (October 2014)
October 2014 page 14a Anesthesia: Obstetric Question: A patient has anesthesia for labor that results in a cesarean section and then immediately has a tubal ligation during the same operative session. Is it appropriate to report code 01967, Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor), and code 01968, Anesthesia for cesarean delivery following neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure performed)? Is the time for the tubal ligation included in code 01968 or should...
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