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NEUROLOGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES
PERIPHERAL NERVES
                                                                                                         Asst         Surg          Anae
# E906          - to basic fee for neurolysis, nerve tumour excision, nerve
                  suture, nerve transfer, or nerve graft when using operating
                  microscope......................................................... add 40%
# E925          - to basic fee for a repeat peripheral nerve procedure, (i.e.,
                  any N-prefix surgical fee code in the Peripheral Nerves
                  section), or when acute nerve injury repair by suture,
                  transfer or graft is delayed for more than 4 weeks...........
                  ........................................................................... add 30%
    Exploration, decompression, division, excision, biopsy, neurolysis and/or transposition
    by open surgical exposure
# N188 - minor nerve - including digital, cutaneous or lateral femoral
         cutaneous nerve.................................................................         6 153.70 7
# N285 - major nerve - excluding carpal tunnel or ulnar nerve at
         elbow .................................................................................. 7 283.50 7
# N283 Decompression, for thoracic outlet syndrome including
         excision of cervical and/or first rib and scalenotomy ..........                         7 389.05 7
# N282 Brachial plexus (excluding excision of cervical and/or first rib
         and scalenotomy) ...............................................................                   6        1466.25          6
         Payment rules:
         1.N282 is eligible for payment with N283 when a complete brachial plexus neurolysis is
           performed in addition to excision of cervical and/or first rib, and scalenectomy.
# N290 Carpal tunnel release..............................................................                  6         197.15          6
# N190 Exploration and/or decompression and/or neurolysis of ulnar
         nerve (elbow)......................................................................                7         286.20          7
# N189 Ulnar nerve transposition at elbow - may include exploration,
         decompression and/or neurolysis.......................................                             7         368.55          7
# N177 Sciatic nerve in buttock...........................................................                  7         430.75          7
# N184 Decompression of posterior tibial or common peroneal nerve                                           6         165.20          7
# N286 Tumour or neuroma - major nerve ..........................................                           7         317.85          7
# N295 Excision of Morton’s or subcutaneous neuroma, glomus or
         small cutaneous nerve tumour ...........................................                           6         109.95          6
# E911   - implantation of neuroma into bone or muscle, to N286 or
           N295 .................................................................. add 40%
    Nerve suture
# N289 - minor - (sensory/cutaneous nerve).....................................                             7         296.65          7
# N287 - major - (mixed sensory and motor nerve, or pure motor
         nerve) .................................................................................           7         593.25          7
    Nerve transfer
# N293 - minor – (sensory/cutaneous nerve)....................................                    6 363.90 6
# N291 - major – (mixed sensory and motor nerve, or pure motor
         nerve) ................................................................................. 6 841.75 6
     [Commentary:
     See Ocular and Aural Surgical Procedures for Facial nerve decompression, grafting fee codes
     and Neurological Surgical Procedures – Cranial for Facial nerve transfer fee codes]

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