A patient presents to the labor and delivery department for a planned cesarean section for triplets. She is at 37 weeks gestation. She is given a continuous epidural for the delivery. What…

The correct answer is A. 01967, 01968. The patient presents for a planned cesarean section for triplets and receives continuous epidural anesthesia. CPT code 01967 is used for neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery, and code 01968 is an add-on code for cesarean delivery following neuraxial…

Anesthesia

Question

A patient presents to the labor and delivery department for a planned cesarean section for triplets. She is at 37 weeks gestation. She is given a continuous epidural for the delivery. What anesthesia coding is reported?

Options

A01967, 01968
B01958
C01967
D01961

How the community answered

(37 responses)

A
76% (28)
B
8% (3)
C
14% (5)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

The patient presents for a planned cesarean section for triplets and receives continuous epidural anesthesia. CPT code 01967 is used for neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery, and code 01968 is an add-on code for cesarean delivery following neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia. Since this is a planned cesarean section with triplets, both codes 01967 and 01968 are applicable.

Topics

#epidural anesthesia#cesarean section#multiple gestation add-on#01967 01968

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full CPC Practice