Anesthesia Coding Alert
IV Along With Labor Epidural
Anesthesia Coding Alert
- Get Paid for Arthroscopic, Laparoscopic and Wrist Ligament Procedures That Have No Codes
It is not uncommon for anesthesia providers to be involved with procedures that do not [...] - TIPS:
Know the Codes for Optimal Reimbursement
The insertion of a transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt (TIPS or TIPSS) is a procedure [...] - 2001 Anesthesia Conversion Factor Increased
The 2001 anesthesia conversion factor (ACF) for Medicare will be $17.83, not $17.26 as previously [...] - Anesthesiologist Convicted of Fraud
An anesthesiologist was convicted recently of defrauding insurance companies. According to an article in the [...] - You Be the Coder:
Crosswalking Temporal Artery Ligation
Question: Can you help me convert CPT 37609 (ligation or biopsy, temporal artery) to an [...] - Reader Question:
Neurolytic Block
Question: How do I code for a lumbar sympathetic neurolytic block with phenol or alcohol?
Florida [...] - Reader Question:
Getting Dual Physicians Paid
Question: An anesthesiologist in our group sometimes performs a procedure that a surgeon usually performs. [...] - Reader Question:
IV Along With Labor Epidural
Question: In addition to a labor epidural, can I bill for an IV I had [...] - Reader Question:
Continuous Time or Two Procedures?
Question: An emergency hysterectomy patient was taken to recovery, where bleeding continued. The anesthesiologist stayed [...] - Reader Question:
Brachial Plexus Catheter Anesthetic
Question: What code would you use for the placement of a continual catheter in the [...] - Reader Question:
ICD-9 Coding Help
Question: What are the correct ICD-9 codes for epidural fibrosis, lumbar facet joint disease and [...] - Reader Question:
Coding for Multiple Intervertebral Levels
Question: The anesthesiologist injected the L1/L2, L2/L3 and L3/L4 levels to perform a sympathetic nerve [...] - Reader Question:
Port-a-Cath ICD-9
Question: A patient had a Port-a-Cath inserted for chemotherapy, and now it is leaking. The [...] - Reader Question:
Refilling Programmable Pumps
Question: One of our anesthesiologists refilled a programmable pump (96530, refilling and maintenance of implantable [...] - Reader Question:
Anesthesia for Status Asthmaticus
Question: If general anesthesia is given in the operating room to treat status asthmaticus and [...] - Reader Question:
Omentectomy Coding
Question: What anesthesia code would we use for laparoscopic resection portion of omentum and laparoscopic [...] - Reader Question:
TAH and Abdominoplasty Coding
Question: A patient had a total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and an abdominoplasty. In total, the [...]
