ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert
New Moderate Sedation Codes for 2006
- 99144---age 5 years or older, first 30 minutes intra-service time
- +99145---each additional 15 minutes intra-service time (list separately in addition to code for primary service)
- 99148--Moderate sedation services (other than those services described by codes 00100-01999), provided by a physician other than the healthcare professional performing the diagnostic or therapeutic service that the sedation supports; under 5 years of age, first 30 minutes of intra-service time
- 99149---age 5 years or older, first 30 minutes intra-service time
- +99150---each additional 15 minutes intra-service time (list separately in addition to code for primary service)
ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert
- Check Target for Separate Sedation Coding In 2006
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