Question

what anesthesia code(s) are assigned for an obstetric patient who had neuraxial labor analgesia provided by the anesthesiologist when the delivery was expected to be a normal vaginal delivery but the obstetrician performed a cesarean delivery when the fetal heart rate dropped?
o 01968
o 01967
o 62322
o 01967, 01968

Explanation:

In medical coding for anesthesia, when a patient expected a normal vaginal delivery but a cesarean is performed due to an event like a dropped fetal heart - rate, the appropriate code is 01968. This code is used for neuraxial labor analgesia that was provided by the anesthesiologist and then a cesarean delivery was done.

Answer:

01968