Reader Questions:
‘In Attendance’ for Upper GI Care Usually Translates to 00731
Published on Mon Mar 08, 2021
Question: Our anesthesiologist was “in attendance” during an inpatient surgery but never administered anesthesia. He completed an evaluation form on the patient and the surgeon’s operative report mentions that “anesthesia was in attendance” during the procedure. Unfortunately, the patient developed acute tachycardia during procedure and died. Can we code for being “in attendance” during the procedure (the total documented time [...]