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Stay Away From This Conscious Sedation Scenario

Published on Wed Sep 18, 2024

Question: Our general surgeons want the anesthesiologists to set up a system for routine anesthesia sedation of difficult to sedate patients. Do Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurances pay for this? What type of documentation do we need to do to prove medical necessity and to get paid? Colorado subscriber Answer: Anesthesiologists do not usually bill for conscious sedation. Sedation is provided by [...]
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