CPT^® 00800, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Abdomen

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00800 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Abdomen.

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing procedures on the lower anterior abdominal wall. This code is used for procedures not specified by other anesthesia codes.

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2016 Anesthesia PQRS

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In CPT manual when it states ; not otherwise specified, does this mean all other procedures not specified. example 00800, Anesthesia for procedures on lower anterior abdominal wall; not other wise spe... [ Read More ]

Abdominal Procedures

i dont have my crosswalk book handy, came across your post and found this on an online search 00700 series is for the UPPER portion of the abdomen--(this is for internal) 00800 series is for the LOWE... [ Read More ]

Abdominal Procedures

I am a new anesthesia coder and I am looking for some examples of when to use the 00700 and the 00800. These two codes are very confusing to me and I am not sure when to use these vs the 00400. Any ad... [ Read More ]

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