Introduction Anesthesia used in surgery, medicine, radiology Read guidelines Anesthesia is used by all of the surgical specialties. It is administered for some medical procedures and even some radiological procedures. As with all CPT chapters, review the guidelines before assigning codes. Anesthesia has...
Avoiding anesthesia coding mistakes requires careful attention to detail and a thorough understanding of the guidelines and policies that govern anesthesia coding. Key ways to avoid common anesthesia coding mistakes includes: Understand the CPT codes:Make sure you are familiar with the procedure (CPT) ...