Billing code
G060A — Peripheral Nerve Block, Major
Major nerve block
Bill G060 for a major peripheral nerve block, such as femoral, sciatic, fascia iliaca or ankle block, for acute pain lasting over 4 hours.
Watch for: Maximum 4 per patient per physician per day; blocks lasting 4 hours or less aren't payable.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $55.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- G060A
- Description
- Peripheral Nerve Block, Major
- FHO+ basket
- Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Major peripheral nerve block for acute pain lasting more than 4 hours, e.g. femoral, sciatic, fascia iliaca or ankle block.
What it covers
G060 is a block of one of: radial, median, ulnar, musculocutaneous, femoral, sciatic, common peroneal and/or tibial, obturator, suprascapular, pudendal (one or both sides), trigeminal or facial nerve; a first paravertebral injection; an ankle block (2 or more of the listed nerves); or a fascia iliaca block (J71).
Nerve blocks in this section are only payable for acute pain management (pain expected to resolve within 6 weeks), including peri- and post-operative pain, when the block lasts more than 4 hours (J70).
Billing rules
- Block must last more than 4 hours; shorter blocks, topical anaesthesia and local infiltration are not payable (J70).
- Maximum 4 G060 per patient per physician per day; overall maximum 8 nerve blocks per patient per day (J70, J71).
- No extra blocks of nerves in the same distribution (J71). Two or more blocks within a major plexus distribution pay only G260 (J71).
- A block you give for your own procedure is not payable, except a post-op pain block lasting over 4 hours, billed as G224 (J70).
- Image guidance (nerve stimulation, ultrasound, fluoroscopy) is not payable in addition (J70).
- A major invasive procedure: after-hours premiums apply when non-elective (ED physicians E412/E413; others E409/E410) (GP104).
Often billed with
- G279 when a catheter is inserted for continuous infusion (J72).
Common rejections
- AM1: Service limit exceeded: more than 4 G060 per patient per physician per day, or over 8 blocks per patient per day (J70, J71).
Related codes: G061, G260, G224, G279, G066
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Nerve Blocks for Acute Pain Management, page J71; preamble J70.
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