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Wiki Anesthesia Unit Submission

JGGBALLEN

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Hello

Hoping to get some education on which unit value(s) should be submitted when coding Anesthesia CPT (00100-01999 series)

I have not coded this since 2003 and decided to re-educate myself on the coding
They are related IP surgeries ProFee Anesthesia coding

Which of the two scenarios is the proper way to submit units on a providers charge:

Total unit(s) submitted based solely on anesthesiologists documented start & end time (105 min) =7 units on charge; with the appropriate modifiers and Qualifying Circumstances (if applicable)
(if this is the proper way to submit, are the Base and Physical Status Modifier units processed/converted by the payer for appropriate reimbursement to the practice or facility?

Or, total units of Base Code (00148=4U) + Time (7U) + PSM (P3=1U) =14 total units on charge; with the appropriate modifiers and Qualifying Circumstances (if applicable)


Thank you for any information that you can provide
 
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