I am new to anesthesia coding and have a question in regards to the order of the ICD 9 codes. We have had several claims denied for "not medically necessary". The claims included ICD 9 codes justify the procedure but not the need for supervised anesthesia. We are doing corrected claims but in what order do the ICD 9 codes need to be listed? ICD 9 justifying the procedure first or ICD 9 for the anesthesia?
Thanks for your help!!
Thanks for your help!!