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Conscious Sedation:

Are You Taking Advantage of the Conscious Sedation Code Changes?

Published on Fri Jun 16, 2017

Don’t miss your chances to add this service to your physician’s bill. One welcome change CPT® 2017 brought for many physicians was that surgical codes no longer include moderate (or conscious) sedation. Because of that, you’re allowed to report sedation in addition to the procedure code, provided the urologist clearly performs and documents the situation. Don’t miss how you can [...]
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