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Does anyone know the conscious sedation code we should use for medicare patients undergoing a screening colonscopy (G0121 in this case)? The report says it was 20 minutes, but I'm not sure that 99152 should be used.
Anesthesia procedures listed in the “CPT/HCPCS Codes” section of this article are examples of those that are usually provided by the attending surgeon and are included in the global fee and are not separately billable. In certain instances, however, MAC provided by anesthesia personnel......