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Types of regional anesthesia are: 1  Axillary Nerve Block â Local anesthetic is injected around the nerve that passes through the axilla (armpit) from the shoulder to the arm to numb the feeling in your arm and hand. Typically used for surgery of the elbow, forearm, wrist, or hand.
Only 18% saidregional anesthesia raises costs. To understand thefinancial benefits of nerve blocks, you must recon-cile the cost of supplies and the time it takes to starta block against the savings in time, post-op compli-cations and medications the technique affords.rugs like ondansetron orscopolamine cost just $2 to $3 per dose, but multi-plied by thousands of cases per year, the savingscan be considerable, notes Dr. Bilello. Get paid for blocks Collecting facility reimbursement for nerve blocksadds directly to a surgical facilityâs bottom line.