Anesthesiologist / Hot Coding Topics / modifier 52 / modifier 53 / modifier 73 / modifier 74 / Pain Management

Employ Modifier 53 For Discontinued Anesthesia Services

Pain management specialties might make use of modifier 52 as well.

The situation is bound to happen: A patient undergoing surgery has complications, and your anesthesiologist must stop his services. Are you prepared to recognize a situation that calls for...

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May 9, 2010
CPT / Hot Coding Topics / Medicare

Medicare 2010 CPT Consultation Code Changes

New rules for consult coding straight from the AMA Meeting in Chicago — plus where your practice will gain and lose reimbursement. If you can’t figure out how to match a low level consult to an initial hospital care code, you’re not alone. Code 99251 doesn’t crosswalk to 99221, agreed William J. Mangold, Jr., MD, JD, Noridian [...] Related articles:

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November 12, 2009