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CPT® 2013:

Watch for These Tweaks to Anesthesia Codes for Prone Position

Published on Wed Oct 10, 2012

Plus: Don't miss chemodenervation changes for your pain management specialist. Your top 2013 CPT® changes for anesthesia lie with the codes describing the patient's position during an injection procedure, and chemodenervation revisions every pain management provider will need to know. Get the scoop on how to adjust your reporting, come Jan. 1, 2013 when changes are effective.Expand Your Provider Possibilities for 01991, 01992CPT® includes only two anesthesia codes that specify how the patient is positioned during treatment: 01991 and +01992. The new descriptors for 2013 will be: 01991 -- Anesthesia for diagnostic or therapeutic nerve blocks and injections (when block or injection is performed by a different physician or other qualified health care professional); other than the prone position +01992 -- ... prone position. The difference: In previous years, the codes described anesthesia for an injection when administered by "a different provider" than the injection itself. Revised descriptors apply to "a different [...]
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