shari1264
New
This is a question for those who code anesthesia for hospitals or outpatient surgery centers. How many diagnosis codes do you put on your claims; in other words, do you code them like you would code the surgery or an OP/IP visit with up to 12 diagnosis codes, including HCC codes. I have my CPC and CANPC credentials.
I was taught to code the reason(s) for the surgery, and if necessary, codes to support MAC and/or P3-P5 modifiers. I have coded for a private anesthesia billing company and now a hospital. I have never been audited by someone who doesn't code anesthesia and was told a few different things that are incorrect regarding anesthesia coding (told to put surgery modifiers on claims, for instance), but I was also dinged for not including all of the hospital visit codes (one had 24 diagnosis codes!)
I was taught to code the reason(s) for the surgery, and if necessary, codes to support MAC and/or P3-P5 modifiers. I have coded for a private anesthesia billing company and now a hospital. I have never been audited by someone who doesn't code anesthesia and was told a few different things that are incorrect regarding anesthesia coding (told to put surgery modifiers on claims, for instance), but I was also dinged for not including all of the hospital visit codes (one had 24 diagnosis codes!)