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Cardioversions With Conscious Sedation

Published on Fri Nov 01, 2002

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.   Question: Our cardiologist performs cardioversions (92960, Cardioversion, elective, electrical conversion of arrhythmia; external) and administers conscious sedation to the patient. We have been denied by insurance carriers for the conscious sedation charge (99141, Sedation with or without analgesia [conscious sedation]; intravenous, intramuscular or inhalation) when performed by the cardiologist. How should we report this for proper reimbursement? California Subscriber        
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