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The Number of Providers Involved Helps Determine Moderate Sedation Choice

Published on Thu Apr 20, 2017

Pay attention to who does what. Now that you can report moderate sedation in addition to ureteral stent removal (when justified), it’s important to know how the sedation codes apply. CPT® 2017 also revised its moderate sedation codes, so the familiar options from days past (99143-99150) are no longer valid. Which moderate sedation code you report will depend on whether [...]
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