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G235A — Supraorbital nerve block

Supraorbital nerve block

Bill G235 for a supraorbital nerve block.

Watch for: Not payable for a block given with your own procedure; maximum 8 nerve blocks per patient per day.

Code

G235A

Description

Supraorbital nerve block

FHO+ basket

Covered by the FHO+ base rate payment for enrolled patients, and shadow billed at 30% (50% for Schedule 2B procedures).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2025

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Supraorbital nerve block (peripheral nerve block).

What it covers

G235 is a supraorbital nerve block, listed with the peripheral nerve blocks and other injections (J82).

Billing rules

• Overall maximum of 8 nerve blocks per patient per day for any combination; the ninth and later are not payable. Bilateral blocks count as two (J79).
• A block or anaesthetic you give in conjunction with your own diagnostic, therapeutic or surgical procedure is not payable (J79).
• Fees for obtaining or interpreting images for guidance (nerve stimulation, ultrasound, fluoroscopy) are not payable on top of the block (J79).
• Injection services listed elsewhere are not payable in addition for the same injection (J79).
• Topical anaesthesia or local infiltration used as an anaesthetic for a procedure is not payable (J79).
• Add E958 (+50%) when alcohol or other sclerosing solutions are used (J82).

Related codes: G219, G227, G264, G250, G225

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Nerve Blocks - Peripheral/Other Injections, page J82. Section rules J79.

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