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CPT® 00160, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Head

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 00160 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Head.

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing procedures on the nose and accessory sinuses, hollow chambers in the skull that open into the nasal cavity. Use this code when there is no more specific code available.

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CRNA Anesthesia service code for Septoplasty
[QUOTE="LisaAlonso23, post: 509807, member: 220094"] 30520 (septoplasty CPT code) crosswalks to 00160. [/QUOTE] Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and confirming. Greatly appreciate it.... [ Read More ]
CRNA Anesthesia service code for Septoplasty
30520 (septoplasty CPT code) crosswalks to 00160.... [ Read More ]
CRNA Anesthesia service code for Septoplasty
CRNA provided Anesthesia for surgery. Notes say Septoplasty, ASA 2. For billing CRNA services, would CPT 00160 or 00162 be appropriate ? Modifers QZ and P2 will be added, was not sure of the Service C... [ Read More ]
CANPC Questions for AAPC El Paso TX Local Chapter Event 11182017
Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC, CICP, CNPR, CRMC 678-427-6511 cell; [email]vinomodyjr13@gmail.com[/email]; [email]vinomodyjr@outlook.com[/email]; [email]vmody@protonmail.com[/em... [ Read More ]
Anesthesia question
Yes, you would use 00160 if you're billing for the anesthesiologist. The only time you bill Physical Status modifiers are when they are P3 or greater. 00160 = 5 units 5 units + the time indicated o... [ Read More ]
Anesthesia question
My doc is doing a 30450(septorhinoplasty) with a 20910 (cartilage graft: costochondral). What anesthesia code would be used? I am thinking it would be a 00160 with a P1 modifier. Can someone guide me... [ Read More ]
CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials book 62 p. (1-19)
CANPC Anesthesiology coding essentials for successful anesthesiology coding by Vino C. Mody Jr., M.D., COC, CPC, CCS-P, CANPC, CCVTC Table of Contents Preface Introduction CPT Coding Steps for anesthe... [ Read More ]
15 q. CANPC simulation and 1.p presented at Local Chapter El Paso seminar 10292016
CANPC Anesthesiology coding To determine the overall anesthesia code for the case, look up each CPT code in the ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Crosswalk and note the corresponding anesthe... [ Read More ]
2016 Anesthesia PQRS
Yes, it seems if you use registry reporting you would use 4559F & 4255F, but I haven't had chance to review any articles describing how this revised measure is reported. It seems they did away with ... [ Read More ]
PQRS Measure #193
You would report G9363 as standalone G9363: Duration of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) or peripheral nerve block (PNB) without the use of general anesthesia during an applicable procedure [B][U]or g... [ Read More ]
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