decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2020 Issue 3 (March)
APCPS TipSheet: Updated anesthesia conversion factors, 2020
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Article Overview
This tip sheet is for coding, billing, and reimbursement professionals who track anesthesia payment updates. It summarizes a 2020 change tied to geographic payment adjustments and notes the use of a national anesthesia conversion factor as the basis for locality-specific values. The article is relevant to readers monitoring Medicare-related payment updates and annual anesthesia fee schedule changes.
Why This Topic Matters
Changes to anesthesia conversion factors can affect reimbursement calculations and locality-based payment amounts. Readers responsible for anesthesia billing or fee schedule maintenance need to know when published values have been revised.
What You Will Learn
- What changed in the 2020 anesthesia conversion factor update
- How geographic payment adjustments relate to the update
- Why locality-based anesthesia values may differ from previously published amounts
- How the national anesthesia conversion factor serves as the basis for the update
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Biller/reimbursement staff
- Anesthesia practice administrators
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Compliance staff
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