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Reader Questions: No Pre-Exam? Still File Claim

Published in Anesthesia Coding Alert, July 2010

Question: A patient was admitted through the Emergency Department and went immediately to surgery. The case was so critical that there was no time for a pre-anesthesia examination. How do we document and bill for the anesthesia?
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Answer: The anesthesiologist should bill his services in the same manner as any other anesthesia service. The base value of anesthesia codes includes all usual pre- and postoperative visits. When the anesthesia provider is unable to perform [...]


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Published in Anesthesia Coding Alert, July 2010
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