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How Can You Report Sedation in the ASC?

Published on Fri Oct 19, 2018

Question:  Our ophthalmologist performed a cataract discission with sedation. We’re reporting 66821 for the surgery, but how should we report the sedation? Codify Subscriber Answer: The answer depends partly on where you perform the procedure. If the surgery is performed in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), you should limit your coding to just 66821 (Discission of secondary membranous cataract [opacified [...]
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