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Posting Date: 11/01/2024
Supporting Documentation Information
Supporting documentation with the submission of an application is very important. The paper CMS-855A identifies applicable information under section 17. Here’s a list when applicable for initial enrollment, change of information or [...]
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Posting Date: 11/10/2021
Anesthesia Billing Modifiers
Anesthesia Billing Modifiers Table of Contents Physician Anesthesia Modifiers Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetist Modifiers Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) MAC Deep Complex Complicated Teaching Physicians Anesthesia Furnished in [...]
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Posting Date: 11/10/2021
Anesthesia
Anesthesia General Anesthesia Information Anesthesia is the administration of a drug or gas to induce partial or complete loss of consciousness. Services involving administration of anesthesia should be reported by the use of the CPT [...]
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Posting Date: 11/10/2021
Concurrent, Medical Direction and Supervision
Concurrent, Medical Direction and Supervision Table of Contents Concurrent Medically Directed Procedures Medical Direction and Temporary Relief Medical Directed Rate Medically Supervised Related Content [Return to Top] [...]
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Posting Date: 11/10/2021
Group/Member Practice Responsibilities
Group/Member Practice Responsibilities Table of Contents Members of a Group More than One Teaching Physician Related Content [Return to Top] Members of a Group If anesthesiologists are in a group practice, one physician member may [...]
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Posting Date: 11/10/2021
Local Coverage Determinations
Local Coverage Determinations General An LCD is a decision by Medicare, whether to cover, and under what circumstances to cover, a particular item or service in our jurisdiction in accordance with Section 1862(a) (1) (A) of the Social [...]
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Posting Date: 11/10/2021
Moderate (Conscious) Sedation
Moderate (Conscious) Sedation Moderate sedation codes 99143‒99150 were deleted and replaced with codes 99151‒99157 in 2017. 99151‒99157: Are not used to report administration of medications for pain control, minimal sedation, deep sedation, [...]
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