AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 11 (November)
Conscious Sedation (November 2002)
November 2002 page 11b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Conscious Sedation, 99141 (Q&A) Question If intravenous conscious sedation is administered by an anesthesiologist, and not the physician performing the surgical procedure, should code 99141, Sedation with or without analgesia (conscious sedation); intravenous, intramuscular or inhalation, be reported by the anesthesiologist? AMA Comment No. The conscious sedation codes (99141-99142) are intended to be reported when the physician performing the surgical procedure is also administering the conscious sedation. If an anesthesiologist or other physician is administering the conscious sedation, then the appropriate code from the anesthesia section (00100-01999) should be reported...
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