Anesthesia Coding Alert

5010 standards lead to universal time reporting rules effective Jan. 1.

While all physicians will be affected when the 5010 claims form goes into effect, the transition brings one monumental change specific to anesthesia providers. Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, the new standards for electronic claims submission will require you to report all anesthesia time in minutes instead of units. Read on for advice on how to ramp up fast and keep payment flowing.

Background: For years, anesthesia providers have been able to choose whether to calculate the time for their services based on actual minutes or time units (one time [...]

- Published on 2011-12-06