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Published on Mon Oct 09, 2023

Question: What are the correct anesthesia and surgical codes, modifiers, and diagnosis codes to report for the following case? Also, is it necessary to deduct the time for the TAP block from the total anesthesia time reported? A 68-year-old male patient undergoes a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute on chronic cholecystitis. Dr. Taylor personally provides general anesthesia from 11:21 a.m. to [...]
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