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Size Up Your Teaching Anesthesiologist Billing Skills
Published on Thu Feb 09, 2023
Question: For the case below, what is the appropriate anesthesia procedure code and modifiers for Dr. Hughes, and what is the correct diagnosis code? Anesthesiologist: Dr. Hughes Resident: Aidan H. Anesthesia: General Pre-operative diagnosis: Right inguinal hernia Pre-operative procedure: Laparoscopic hernia repair ASA: 3 This patient is 74 years old and has traditional Medicare. The post-operative diagnosis indicates the inguinal hernia [...]