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CPT® 01630, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Shoulder and Axilla

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 01630 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Shoulder and Axilla.

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing an open or arthroscopic procedure to the humeral head and neck, sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, and shoulder joints.

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RT/LT modifiers for anesthesia??
[HEADING=3]Hi [USER=8179]ALALA[/USER]; [/HEADING] I have never added a laterality modifier to any of your examples (01630, 01400, 01402, 01740) because the diagnosis(es) codes applied should clearly e... [ Read More ]
rt/lt modifiers for anesthesia??
Hello All, I'm being asked to add the RT or LT modifiers to anesthesia codes for the following insurances: Harvard Pilgrim, UHC, & BCBS of MA. In my 25 years of billing anesthesia, I've never used t... [ Read More ]
rt/lt modifiers in anesthesia
Hello All, I'm being asked to add the RT or LT modifiers to anesthesia codes for the following insurances: Harvard Pilgrim, UHC, & BCBS of MA. In my 25 years of billing anesthesia, I've never used t... [ Read More ]
RT/LT modifiers for anesthesia??
Hello All, I'm being asked to add the RT or LT modifiers to anesthesia codes for the following insurances: Harvard Pilgrim, UHC, & BCBS of MA. In my 25 years of billing anesthesia, I've never used t... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="Prada, post: 487989, member: 500225"] Thank you for your responses Lisa. Yes the block and ultrasound are billed separately for the second provider. (This was in addition to the regional and g... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="LisaAlonso23, post: 487370, member: 220094"] Yes, you may bill both if the nerve block is documented as being requested by the surgeon for post-operative pain management. It will look like ... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="Prada, post: 487186, member: 500225"] Can regional and general anesthesia for the same Surgery be reported separately? Same anesthesiologist performed both regional and general anesthesia fo... [ Read More ]
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Can regional and general anesthesia for the same Surgery be reported separately? Same anesthesiologist performed both regional and general anesthesia for an Open Shoulder Surgery. 01992 -7:28- 7:... [ Read More ]
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