Billing code
E030C — Procedural Sedation
Sedation for another's nerve block
Bill E030C (4 basic units) for procedural sedation given in support of a nerve block or pain injection done by another physician.
Watch for: No age, BMI, position or ASA extra units are payable with it, and it's not for your own procedure.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $63.84 | $63.84 |
- Code
- E030C
- Description
- Procedural Sedation
- FHO+ basket
- Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Procedural sedation (4 basic units) given in support of a nerve block procedure done by another physician. No extra units.
What it covers
E030C is the only way to bill procedural sedation given in support of a service performed by another physician from the Nerve Blocks for Acute Pain Management, Interventional Pain Injections or Peripheral/Other Nerve Block sections. General anaesthesia or deep sedation for the same situation is E031C (GP99).
Procedural sedation is drug-induced depression of consciousness in which the patient responds purposefully to verbal commands, alone or with light touch, with no airway intervention needed and adequate spontaneous breathing (GP100).
Billing rules
- Paid as 4 basic units (GP99).
- Extra units from GP97 (age, BMI, position, ASA class) are not payable with E030C (GP99).
- Z432C is not payable for anaesthesia in support of a nerve block (GP99).
- E030C is not for sedation with your own procedure: an anaesthetic, nerve block or other medication you give with a procedure you perform on the same patient is not payable; the only exception is G224 for a post-operative pain block (GP100-GP101).
- Bill with the C suffix, as for other anaesthesia services (GP93).
Related codes: E031, E023, E032, E003, G224
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), General Preamble, Anaesthesiologists' Services, Anaesthesia for Nerve Block Procedures, page GP99; sedation definitions GP100.
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