tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 5

You Be the Coder: Waiting for Report Isnt Standby Time

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Question: One of my surgeons wants to charge standby services (99360) for the time he has to wait while a frozen section is sent to pathology. Is this allowed? Colorado Subscriber Answer: The use of standby code 99360 (Physician standby service, requiring prolonged physician attendance, each 30 minutes [e.g., operative standby, standby for frozen section, for cesarean/high-risk delivery, for monitoring EEG]) is not appropriate in this case. Although the descriptor for 99360 mentions "standby for frozen section,"...

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