Anesthesia Coding Alert
Proposed CMS Rule Could Relieve Your 'Meaningful Use' Deadline Stress
Anesthesia Coding Alert
- Medical Direction:
Work With Your Carrier to Define 'Short Duration' and Meet Criteria
Know whether extra services help or hurt your claim Your anesthesiologist is medically directing three [...] - ICD-10:
Check Surgeon's Record for Necessary Details About Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure
Plus: Watch whether the patient’s condition merits a higher P status modifier. When your anesthesia [...] - Compliance:
Proposed CMS Rule Could Relieve Your 'Meaningful Use' Deadline Stress
Deadline extensions and three compliance options make implementation more doable. If your practice anticipates struggling [...] - Reader Question:
63707 or 63709 Best Options for Gelfoam Epidural Repair
Question: Our provider blocked a lumbar dural tear with a single piece of gelfoam. Would you [...] - Reader Question:
Focus on Anesthesia Codes When Not Administering Injection
Question: If a facet block is done under MAC (monitored anesthesia care) anesthesia would both [...] - Reader Question:
Documentation Guides Whether 64448 and 99231 Are Allowed Together
Question: The anesthesiologist re-administered a patient’s postoperative pain block the day after surgery. The patient was [...] - Reader Question:
Remember Modifier 59 for 62311/77003 Claim
Question: We normally bill 62311, 77003, and a J code for epidural injections. A recent Medicare [...] - Reader Question:
Harrington Rod Surgery Leads to 00670
Question: The anesthesiologist personally provided anesthesia service for a patient undergoing spinal surgery that included a [...] - You Be the Coder:
Know the Difference Between TAP Catheter and Block
Question: What is a TAP catheter, and what’s the correct code for it? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: Providers [...] - Reader Question:
Report Pulse Generator Removal Over Debridement
Question: Our pain management provider removed two leads and a pulse generator due to the patient’s [...]
