Tip: Medicare doesn’t reimburse, but other payers still might.
Traditional Medicare plans never cover qualifying circumstances (QC) codes +99100-+99140, but that doesn’t mean you should steer clear of reporting them to other payers. Read on for three areas to watch before adding any QC codes to your claims:
+99100 – Anesthesia for patient of extreme age, younger than 1 year and older than 70 (List separately in addition to code for primary anesthesia procedure)
+99116 – Anesthesia complicated by utilization [...]
