Anesthesia for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures (December 2017)

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers identify the revised anesthesia code family tied to GI endoscopy and understand the surrounding reporting framework that affects how these services are documented and billed.

Article Sections

1. December 2017 pages 8-11

   Introductory context for the article and its focus on anesthesia coding changes tied to gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures.

2. Upper Abdomen

   Covers the upper gastrointestinal endoscopic anesthesia code family and related example scenarios for typical cases.

3. Reporting Basic Anesthesia Administration Services

   Summarizes the general components of basic anesthesia administration services and related supervision context.

4. Reporting Anesthesia Time

   Explains how anesthesia time is defined for reporting purposes.

5. Reporting Anesthesia Modifiers

   Introduces anesthesia modifier reporting and the use of physical status designations.

6. Reporting Qualifying Circumstances

   Describes the general category of qualifying circumstances that may accompany anesthesia services.

7. Upper Abdomen

   Contains the clinical example and procedural scenario information associated with upper gastrointestinal endoscopic anesthesia services.

8. Lower Abdomen

   Covers the lower intestinal endoscopic anesthesia code family and related example scenarios for typical cases.

9. Lower Abdomen

   Contains the clinical example and procedural scenario information associated with lower intestinal endoscopic anesthesia services.

10. Reporting Multiple Surgical Procedures

    Discusses general reporting considerations when more than one procedure is involved and anesthesia services are associated with multiple services.

11. Combined Upper and Lower

    Presents the combined upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopic anesthesia scenario and associated example material.