CPT^® 00872, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Abdomen

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00872 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 partially submerged in liquid while undergoing treatment of a kidney stone or ureteral stone by extracorporeal shock wave.

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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 ]

Lithotripsy--anesthesia for uro or cysto cases

[b]thank you. one more on this topic:[/b] so the lithotripsy. if they do it via cystoscope, then i wouldnt use the codes 00872 or 00873? thank you for the clarification.... [ Read More ]

Lithotripsy--anesthesia for uro or cysto cases

First of all, THANK YOU GURU for all of your assistance!! when doing a cysto or a uro case and there is a lithotripsy at the point when they visualize the calculus, what code would be best? i am thi... [ Read More ]

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