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Know When Anesthesiologists Can Submit Modifier 50

Published on Thu May 14, 2015

Question: Can anesthesia codes be billed with modifier 50? For example, can 00120 be billed with a 50 for a bilateral procedure? Kansas Subscriber Answer: Anesthesia reimbursement is based on a formula incorporating the number of base units assigned to the applicable anesthesia code, the time spent on anesthesia administration, and other factors. If the provider completes multiple procedures during the same encounter, [...]
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