decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2009 Issue 2 (February)
Time Units / CMS_Clarifies_Discontinuous_Time
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Article Overview
This article addresses CMS guidance on anesthesia time reporting for Medicare claims, with emphasis on how discontinuous time is documented and totaled in the medical record and on the claim. It is relevant to anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and billing staff who need to understand general claim-form time reporting expectations and supporting documentation requirements.
Why This Topic Matters
Accurate anesthesia time reporting affects Medicare claim compliance and can reduce audit risk. The article helps readers understand the documentation and elapsed-time reporting issues that arise when anesthesia care is interrupted or spans overlapping services.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS addresses interrupted anesthesia time on Medicare claims
- How continuous and discontinuous anesthesia periods are documented in the medical record
- How elapsed time is recorded on the CMS-1500 claim form
- Why accurate minute-based time reporting matters for claim compliance
Who Should Read This
- Anesthesiologists
- CRNAs
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Revenue cycle staff
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