tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 36

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Ensure Your Documentation Proves Anesthesiologist Placed A-Line

Fend off audits by looking for details of procedureIs your documentation letting down your claims for arterial lines (A-lines) during surgeries? Our quick checklist could save your bacon.You already know that you can bill an A-line in the same session as a global anesthesia service (see The Insider, Vol. 8, No. 33). But here are some tips to make your A-line documentation denial-proof: -  Make sure your documentation shows that the doctor actually placed the line, says Kathy Bigelow, with Pasadena Billing Associates in Pasadena, CA. Medicare will pay for the placement of A-lines but not the...

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