CPT^® 00402, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00402 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Thorax (Chest Wall and Shoulder Girdle).

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing a procedure on the integumentary system on the extremities, anterior trunk and perineum, including reconstructive procedures on the breast.

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Yes, it seems if you use registry reporting you would use 4559F & 4255F, but I haven't had chance to review any articles describing how this revised measure is reported. It seems they did away with ... [ Read More ]

PQRS Measure #193

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Thank You!!! thats what I figured but wanted to double check.... and I meant 00400 and 00402!!... [ Read More ]

Anesthesia billing

THE DOCTOR I WORK FOR PERFORMED BOTH 00402 AND 00402, MEDICAL RECORDS LIST SEPERATE TIMES FOR EACH. DO I BILL BOTH PROCEDURES WITH A 51 MODIFIER ON ONE OR DO I BILL THE HIGHEST BASE UNIT ROCEDURE AND... [ Read More ]

Anesthesia code for Mastopexy

[QUOTE="jijikaren, post: 186493, member: 82007"]The provider documented a bilateral mastopexy with reduction CPT 19316 and there is no anesthesia code for this procedure in my cross coder book. the cl... [ Read More ]

Anesthesia code for Mastopexy

The closest anesthesia code I see for this would be 00402 - reconstructive procedures on breast. I'd still use 19316 for the mastopexy. Hope this at least helps with the coding. Sorry I can't really... [ Read More ]

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