Anesthesia Coding Alert

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Follow This Guidance to Better Understand P Modifiers

Tip: Document the one that applies, even if you won’t be reimbursed. Physical status modifiers help explain a patient’s health condition to insurers and better document the work an anesthesia provider does. The Anesthesia Guidelines in CPT® include the six modifiers (also known as P modifiers), consistent with the American Society of Anesthesiologists› (ASA) rankings of patient physical status. They [...]
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