Anesthesia Coding Alert
Consult Checklist
• The consultation request (whether verbal or written) must be documented in the patient's medical record. The documentation must include the name of the requesting physician (or another appropriate source).
• The request must include the reason for the consult.
• The consulting physician must render an opinion and make recommendations for the patient's care. He must also document any services performed as part of the consultation.
• The consulting physician must send a written report to the requesting physician and include a copy of the report in the patient's record. This report can be in the form of a letter, a completed hospital preoperative form, or a copy of the patient's progress notes.
Anesthesia Coding Alert
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Know Your Levels to Code Post-Op Consults Correctly
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Physician Handoff During L&D
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There Are New Rules for Reporting Modifier 25: Here's What You Need to Know
CMS clarifies when -- and how -- to use it
New guidelines regarding modifier 25 went [...] - Consult Checklist
Before you can code any type of consult, your physician must document the four R's [...] - Reader Questions:
Confirm Modifiers for 76005 in Surgical Facility
Question: What modifiers should I report with 76005 and 72275 in a surgical facility? Medicare [...] - Reader Questions:
Verify Details Before Coding Labial Repair
Question: Which surgical and anesthesia codes apply to labial repair (labial minora hypertrophy)?
Missouri Subscriber
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Clarify 'Periodic Monitoring' With Carrier
Question: How does Medicare define "periodic monitoring" on medical-direction cases?
Connecticut Subscriber
Answer: Many coders believe [...] - Reader Questions:
Remember 51 or 59 for Multilevel Injection
Question: Our physician administered a three-level lumbar injection for pain management. Which modifiers should I [...] - Reader Questions:
64470, 64472 Apply to Medial Branch Facet Block
Question: Our physician administered a facet block via the patient's medial branch nerves, above and [...] - Reader Questions:
Tracheal Puncture Outweighs Esophagoscopy
Question: What should I report for an esophagoscopy and placement of a tracheal esophageal puncture? [...]
