tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 7

Anesthesia: Consider the Timing Before You Bill for Cancelled Anesthesia

Pinpoint exactly when the procedure was halted to find the right billing strategy. As an anesthesia coder, you know you have special considerations when filing a claim for a procedure that was canceled before its completion. Here’s exactly what your providers need to be documenting for reimbursement success. Situation 1: Cancellation Between Evaluation and Induction Sometimes a physician – either the surgeon or anesthesiologist – decides to cancel a procedure prior to anesthesia induction because of something related to the patient’s health status (such as high blood pressure) or other circumstances (such as equipment failure). If the...

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