Rita Bartholomew
Guru
Our auditor has an issue with the "indication" listed on our forms used by anesthesia for post-op pain management procedure coding. The statement specifically is "Post-operative pain: requested by surgeon who ordered the block for expected unacceptable post-op pain."
The issue is with the word "expected" and whether this will be a problem with Medicare auditors (RAC). Does anyone feel this word precludes coding these as separate procedures.
The issue is with the word "expected" and whether this will be a problem with Medicare auditors (RAC). Does anyone feel this word precludes coding these as separate procedures.