tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 7

Anesthesia Coding Knocking You Out?

Hit the ground running with these do's and don'ts on anesthesia billing in the ED If you're having difficulty determining when to report conscious sedation and anesthesia in the emergency department (ED), keep your eyes open to these expert tips on how -- and how not -- to report these services. DO report anesthesia codes -- not conscious sedation codes -- when the ED physician administers conscious sedation for another physician who's performing surgery. You don't need to meet a general anesthesia requirement to assign anesthesia codes, says Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP, vice president of Medical Reimbursement Systems...

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