CPT^® 01470, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Leg (Below Knee)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 01470 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Leg (Below Knee).

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Summary

The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing a procedure on the nerves, muscles, tendons, and fascia of the lower leg, ankle, and foot. Report this code when no other more specific code applies.

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Billing for Anesthesia services under an ASC

[QUOTE="natalieblake, post: 507615, member: 521092"] Our ASC has recently started billing for our CRNA and I keep receiving denials saying: Autopost DENIED - HC:01470:QZ:QS:p2 - HE_N390:This service/... [ Read More ]

Billing for Anesthesia services under an ASC

Our ASC has recently started billing for our CRNA and I keep receiving denials saying: Autopost DENIED - HC:01470:QZ:QS:P2 - HE_N390:This service/report cannot be billed separately. Please help, I n... [ Read More ]

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 ]

major position changes

Beach chair positioning would qualify as field avoidance......which would allow you to increase the base unit to 5. That being said, most procedures done in the beach chair position already have a bas... [ Read More ]

Field Avoidance

The ASA Relative Value Guide reports that "Any procedure around the head, neck, or shoulder girdle, requiring field avoidance or an procedure requiring a position other than supine or lithotomy, has a... [ Read More ]

Anesthesia for Plantar Fascia

** I am having the same issue with GH & Hip constantly denying these codes together this year- never a problem in years past ** I can't find an LCD either. We have just been sending the report along w... [ Read More ]

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