hgolfos
Guru
Hi,
I have a pain management doc who regularly uses conscious sedation for his procedures. He uses either IV versed, fentanyl or IM versed. He was initially under the impression that CS could only be billed if the meds were IV. I have been researching this for him and have generally found (per an ASA article dated 2002) that there isn't a consensus. Also, CPT descriptions don't address the mode of delivery. Anyone have any experience with this, or know of a source which addresses it?
Thanks,
I have a pain management doc who regularly uses conscious sedation for his procedures. He uses either IV versed, fentanyl or IM versed. He was initially under the impression that CS could only be billed if the meds were IV. I have been researching this for him and have generally found (per an ASA article dated 2002) that there isn't a consensus. Also, CPT descriptions don't address the mode of delivery. Anyone have any experience with this, or know of a source which addresses it?
Thanks,