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Answer:
You can only bill Medicare for face-to-face time with the patient, so you won't be able to charge for the stand-by time.Alternative:
Some anesthesia groups negotiate a contract rate with the facility for stand-by services. For non-Medicare payers, you can submit 99360 (Physician standby service, requiring prolonged physician attendance, each 30 minutes [e.g., operative standby, standby for frozen section, for cesarean/high risk delivery, for monitoring EEG]).