CPT^® 00542, Under Anesthesia for Intrathoracic Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00542 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Intrathoracic Procedures.

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing a procedure involving opening the chest wall and performing decortication, which is peeling away the lung’s lining.

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2016 Anesthesia PQRS

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

You would report G9363 as standalone G9363: Duration of monitored anesthesia care (MAC) or peripheral nerve block (PNB) without the use of general anesthesia during an applicable procedure [B][U]or g... [ Read More ]

I need response asap on modifiers!!

There is a debate going on between coders here. What modifiers can you use with an asa code? Can you use sugery modifers such as 80, 78, and 53?? For instance there were 2 anesthesiologists working on... [ Read More ]

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