Billing code
G243A — Femoral nerve block – unilateral
Femoral nerve block, one side
Bill G243 for a femoral nerve block on one side; both sides is G244.
Watch for: Not payable for a block given with your own procedure, except a post-operative pain block billed as G224.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $54.65 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- G243A
- Description
- Femoral nerve block – unilateral
- 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
Femoral nerve block, one side. Both sides is G244.
What it covers
G243 is a unilateral femoral nerve block, under Nerve Blocks – Peripheral/Other Injections (J80). A bilateral block is G244 (J80).
A femoral nerve block for acute pain is also listed as part of G060 (major peripheral nerve block) under Nerve Blocks for Acute Pain Management. Those listings need a block lasting more than 4 hours (J70, J71).
Billing rules
- Not payable when you give the block in conjunction with your own diagnostic, therapeutic or surgical procedure, except G224 for a post-operative pain block (J79).
- Overall maximum of 8 nerve blocks per patient per day; a block defined as bilateral counts as two (J79).
- Image guidance fees (nerve stimulation, ultrasound, fluoroscopy) aren't payable in addition (J79).
- Topical anaesthesia or local infiltration used as an anaesthetic isn't payable, and injection codes listed elsewhere can't be added for the same injection (J79).
- Add E958 (+50%) when alcohol or another sclerosing solution is used (J82).
- When an anaesthetist gives a post-operative analgesia block in support of another physician's surgery, only the blocks listed under Acute Pain Management are payable (J70 commentary).
Often billed with
- G279 percutaneous nerve block catheter insertion (J81).
- E958 when a sclerosing solution is used (J82).
Related codes: G244, G060, G260, G279, G241, G230
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Nerve Blocks - Peripheral/Other Injections, page J80; preamble J79.
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