Group, I know this topic has been addressed in the past, but I wanted to ask again...
When reporting anesthesia services, which codes (anesthesia CPT or surgical CPT or either) are required? A paragraph from the Standards for Electronic Transactions final rule (page 50361 of the August 17, 2000 Federal Register) states: "... there is significant variation in the reporting of anesthesia services, with some health plans using the anesthesia section of CPT, and other requiring the anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist to report the code for the surgical procedure itself. When the HIPAA code sets become effective, health plans following the later convention will have to begin accepting codes from the anesthesia section [of CPT]." I read this to mean that both types of codes will be allowed, not just anesthesia CPT codes. I have seen other documentation that implies that only anesthesia CPT codes will be allowed. Thoughts? Thanks, Paul --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-transactions as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
