Mrsrpc
Guru
The example in the CPB training text reads: "
A patient has two surgical procedures at one time:
01220Anesthesia for all closed procedures involving upper two-thirds of femur
01380Anesthesia for all closed procedures on knee joint
The closed procedure involving the upper two-thirds of the femur has 4 base units and the closed procedure on the knee joint has 3 base units. Only the code for the femur (01220) is reported because it is more complex and has a higher base value than the closed procedure on the knee."
However, I see no mention of "base units" anywhere in the text or the CPT book. How does one determine how many base units a procedure has? If it wasn't provided in the answer, I'd never know...
A patient has two surgical procedures at one time:
01220Anesthesia for all closed procedures involving upper two-thirds of femur
01380Anesthesia for all closed procedures on knee joint
The closed procedure involving the upper two-thirds of the femur has 4 base units and the closed procedure on the knee joint has 3 base units. Only the code for the femur (01220) is reported because it is more complex and has a higher base value than the closed procedure on the knee."
However, I see no mention of "base units" anywhere in the text or the CPT book. How does one determine how many base units a procedure has? If it wasn't provided in the answer, I'd never know...