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Anesthesia Coding Alert

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Do This When Doctors Share Sx Documentation Duties

Published on Tue Jul 09, 2024

Question: What are the correct diagnosis and anesthesia codes and modifiers for the anesthesiologist in the following case? Also, which physician’s name should be reported on the claim? Anesthesiologist: Dr. Ken Smith and Dr. Grace Jones Anesthesia: General; ASA 3 Postop diagnosis: Right renal cysts Procedure: Laparoscopic ablation of renal cyst, 50541 This patient is a 36-year-old male. Dr. Smith documented [...]
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