Anesthesia Coding Alert
What Is Spinal Cord Stimulation?
Anesthesia Coding Alert
- Justify Providing -- and Getting Paid for -- Anesthesia After Failed Sedation With This Tool
V15.80 lets anesthesiologist say, 'I'm here because surgeon couldn't do it.' Tired of submitting medical [...] - Clue In to 3 Details for SCS Coding Success
Do your homework up front to save backtracking time -- or denials -- later. A well-documented pre-SCS [...] - Don't Let 'Discontinued' Spell Disaster for Your Claims
Learn the best ways to know when modifier 53 applies -- or doesn't. Your anesthesiologist went [...] - Definition Corner:
What Is Spinal Cord Stimulation?
Neurostimulation (also called spinal cord stimulation, or SCS) uses tiny electrical impulses to impede pain [...] - You Be the Coder:
Does Bilateral Always Mean Modifier 50?
Question: I recently had a denial for 22523-50. What did I do wrong? Oregon Subscriber [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Later Med Dose Equals Subsequent Care
Question: If a femoral catheter is inserted by an anesthesiologist on the day of surgery, [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
For OR Return, Turn to Modifier 59
Question: A patient returned to the OR later in the day for post-op bleed following [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Charge for A-Line Despite Surgery Refusal
Question: A patient refused surgery after staff had placed an intra-arterial catheter (A-line) in the [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Go With 77003 for Fluoroscopic Guidance
Question: Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Medicare are denying 77003 as an invalid code when billed [...]
