Reader Question:
Bis Monitor
Published on Sun Apr 01, 2001
Question: How do we bill separately for a bis monitor?
Maryland Subscriber
Answer: Anesthesiologists widely use the bis (bispectral index) to measure a patients awareness threshold because it promotes quicker recovery and the patient requires much less medication during anesthesia. Many physicians view it as an extra monitor included in their anesthesia delivery and consequently do not bill it.