Question: An obstetrician called one of our CRNAs for standby service during a twin delivery due to the chance of a cesarean section. The physician delivered the babies vaginally, however, so the CRNA completed only standby service. Can we bill an E/M code or another service for her time?
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Answer: You describe a difficult coding situation because 99360(Physician standby service, requiring prolonged physician attendance, each 30 minutes [e.g., operative standby, standby for frozen section, for [...]
