CPT^® 00862, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Abdomen

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00862 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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Summary

The provider performs anesthesia services for an extraperitoneal procedure in the lower abdomen, including the urinary tract; renal procedures, including upper one third of ureter, or donor nephrectomy.

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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 ]

2 questions - anesthesia for cysto

[b]how to code for general anesthesia[/b] for general anesthesia, we need to choose correct ASA cross from anesthesia crosswalk. these codes are listed from series 00100- 01999 in CPT book. for examp... [ Read More ]

ASA for 52356

Hi, The correct ASA cross for CPT 52356 would be either 00862 or 00918 since all ureteroscopy procedure codes should choose either of the ASA cross only. Thanks, Vernon Kreiss... [ Read More ]

ASA for 52356

I agree that 00918 or 00862 seem more reasonable than 00873, for two reasons. First, the CPT code 52356 states that it is done via cystourethroscopy and makes no mention of extracorporeal shock wave... [ Read More ]

ASA for 52356

52356 is a new CPT for cysto,ureteroscopy,litho and stent. The ASA crosswalk says to use 00873, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, without water bath. My instincts are telling me that it should p... [ Read More ]

Lithotripsy--anesthesia for uro or cysto cases

The ASA Crosswalk Manual is very helpful when coding urological procedures. The manual is available from the ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) website. The Crosswalk lists 00918 as the prim... [ Read More ]

Need some help with the anesthesia code

your choice is correct, if you go to the CPT index and look for "lithotripsy" you have the same code (52353) for bladder, urethra & ureter. For kidney stone removal you would use alternative anes code... [ Read More ]

Renal Calculus

[b]renal calculus[/b] try 00918 this is correct [QUOTE="Peppermint, post: 9109, member: 27493"]I am trying to figure out how to code a removal of renal calculus. They do this transurethral. The cr... [ Read More ]

Renal Calculus

I am trying to figure out how to code a removal of renal calculus. They do this transurethral. The crosswalk for removal of a ureteral calculus says 00918 but in italics says "Report alternate code ... [ Read More ]

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