Anesthesia Coding Alert

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See Which Signatures Are Must-Haves for Supervised Cases

Question: Thanks for your article on billing anesthesia services last month. Regarding medical supervision, if a CRNA, who is not being medically directed, signs the pre-anesthesia evaluation, does the anesthesiologist also need to sign? Where can I find this information? Georgia Subscriber Answer: If the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is not being medically directed, there is no specific billing [...]
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