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Don't Get Muddled Over Moderate Sedation Coding

Published on Fri Aug 16, 2019

Keep 4 things in mind when deciding whether you can report the service. Hearing multiple terms for different levels of anesthesia administration, including moderate sedation, is not uncommon. CPT® 2019 includes several codes for moderate sedation, which providers and coders sometimes confuse with the services listed in the Anesthesia section. If you’ve fallen in that trap, help is here: Read [...]
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