CLARIFICATION
Published on Wed Feb 21, 2007
Julee Shiley, CPC, CCS-P, CMC, ACS-AN, a source for "Essential Tips for EGD Anesthesia Coding" in the February 2007 issue, is a coding consultant in North Carolina.
Many carriers consider EGD anesthesia to be the gastroenterologist's responsibility, as the article states. Cigna Government Services LCD now has a policy in place requiring diagnoses that support medical necessity, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina will not pay in an office setting.
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