Wiki is TIVA GA or MAC?

[FractalMind]

Hi, I'm confused with Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) is this General Anesthesia? or MAC? or could be both?

Erika.

 

[TammyW]

we consider TIVA, general. anxious to see other responses.

 

[LaSeille]

Every anesthesiologist I have asked has stated that TIVA is general.

LaSeille Willard, CPC

 

[jdrueppel]

We also bill TIVA using general anesthesia billing guidelines, however, we separately identify TIVA in our billing program (we capture different mode techniques i.e. "spinal", "MAC" , "regional", general....) for reporting purposes.

Julie, CPC