I work for a group of Anesthesiologists and I had a case where a patient had implanted plates removed from her ribs. I coded 20680 and the code crosswalks to
01360 for anesthesia. On the EOB that the patient received the procedure description said she had work done on her femur. She called the insurance company and our office to dispute the
procedure code. In the CPT book there is NO mention of femur, only removal of deep implant. What would I do in this case and why does the anesthesia CPT code coincide with the procedure code?
01360 for anesthesia. On the EOB that the patient received the procedure description said she had work done on her femur. She called the insurance company and our office to dispute the
procedure code. In the CPT book there is NO mention of femur, only removal of deep implant. What would I do in this case and why does the anesthesia CPT code coincide with the procedure code?