Chapter 5: CPT Flashcards
Anesthesia codes are used to describe the administration of anesthesia for the associated surgical procedure and are organized by anatomic regions. What are the 3 different types of anesthesia?
General
Regional
Monitored (MAC)
Which type of anesthesia provides a loss of sensation in a region of the body? Such as?
Regional Anesthesia:
- Spinal: injected in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in spinal canal
- Epidural: injected in the epidural space
- Nerve Block: injected directly into the area around the curve
Which anesthesia service is where the patient is under light sedation or no sedation while undergoing surgery with local anesthesia by the surgeon?
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
monitory by an anesthesia provider who’s prepared to convert to general anesthesia.
How are anesthesia services reported in terms of units?
The appropriate CPT code and time anesthesia was provided
What type of codes can you report modifiers P1-P6 with?
Anesthesia CPT Codes to show the physical status of the patient
Who is an anesthesiologist?
physician licensed to practice medicine and has completed an accredited anesthesiology program
What is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)?
RN who completed an accredited nurse anesthesia program
- can be medically directed or non medically direct
What is an Anesthesiologist Assistant?
A health professional who has completed an accredited anesthesia assistant program
- may only be medical directed
What is a Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA)?
a registered nurse who is training in an accredited nurse anesthesia program.
In which position is a Medical Direction Modifier placed when billing anesthesia services?
first since payment is often related to the modifiers
Surgery CPT Codes describe a package of services that may include, what?
- local anesthesia (incl. nerve blocks)
- one e/m encounter on day of
- post op care including orders
- talking with family & other physicians
- followup care
Where can you look to find the global period of a service code?
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
