Advanced Search

Anesthesia Coding Alert

Reader Questions:

Clearly Document 'Emergency' to Support Submitting 31500

Published on Wed Aug 12, 2020

Question: A patient was taken to the OR for an “elective emergent intubation” under general anesthesia. The patient had a mass and the surgeon thought they might run into trouble and need to perform an emergency tracheostomy. The anesthesiologist says this situation “was like a main OR case ... he was supervising the CRNA. CRNA is the one that did [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

Anesthesia Coding Alert

View All