Z222

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A major or minor peripheral nerve block, major plexus block, neuraxial injection (with or without
        catheter) or intrapleural block (with or without catheter) for post-operative pain control (with a
        duration of action more than 4 hours) is eligible for payment as G224 when rendered in
        conjunction with a procedure which the physician performs on the same patient.
         [Commentary:
         For additional information, refer to the Nerve Blocks - Acute Pain Management, Nerve Blocks -
         Interventional Pain Injections or Nerve Blocks - Peripheral/Other sections of the Schedule.]
    21. If claims are being submitted in coded form, the surgeon should add the suffix A to the listed
        procedural code, the surgical assistant should add the suffix B to the listed procedural code and
        the anaesthesiologist should add the suffix C to the listed procedural code.
    22. When Z222/Z223 is claimed for a patient for whom the physician submits a claim for rendering
        another insured service on the same day, the amount payable for Z222/Z223 is reduced to nil.
    23. When a surgical procedure is attempted laparoscopically in the digestive system or the female
        genital system, but requires conversion to a laparotomy, unless otherwise specified, the
        diagnostic laparoscopic fee E860 is payable in addition to the procedural fee.

Master, record 7033. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

Z22220260401999999990000134100000000000000000000000000000095760000000957600

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.