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Wiki MUA of Knee (27570) w/ MAC Anesthesia

Does anyone have any cpt assists or Medicare edits that specify that General anesthesia is required for 27570 and the MAC anesthesia is not inclusive to that? I have a client that will have to add an unlised code to the system and is asking for supporting information and other than just...
- hdavis34
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- Mar 1, 2024
- 27570 mac anesthesia mua knee
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki MAC without sedation

I have a provider that is asking if they can bill for monitored anesthesia care without sedation for facet joint injections, when medically necessary. The pain clinic that he works for is asking that he be present for all procedures in case it is necessary to provide anesthesia at time of...
- abullock15
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- Oct 23, 2019
- facet injections mac anesthesia
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Anesthesia
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Wiki z79.899 diagnosis usage for LCD L35049 Monitored Anesthesia Care

Hello, I am getting mixed opinions of when to use z79.899. I did refer to the icd-10-cm book, appendix A, and found a long list of examples of medication for each long term diagnoses code, however not finding the answer I need. The only allowed long term med usage diagnoses listed on this MAC...
- Legacy79
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- Aug 7, 2017
- l35049 long term medication mac anesthesia mac policy medicare part b
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Anesthesia

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