Anesthesia Coding Guidelines Flashcards

Anesthesia for a patient undergoing an emergency procedure would be reported with which qualifying circumstance?

Answer: 99140

Code 99140 is added when anesthesia is complicated by emergency conditions, such as a life-threatening situation requiring immediate surgery.

Which CPT code range is used for anesthesia services related to obstetric procedures?

Answer: 01958–01969

CPT codes 01958–01969 cover anesthesia for obstetric procedures including vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery.

A patient with morbid obesity undergoing anesthesia has a BMI of 45. Which factor may influence anesthesia coding?

Answer: Modifier 22 may be appended to indicate increased complexity

Modifier 22 may be appended when morbid obesity significantly increases the complexity and risk of the anesthesia service.

For a procedure lasting 45 minutes, how many time units are reported if each unit equals 15 minutes?

Answer: 3 units

45 minutes divided by 15 minutes per unit equals 3 time units.

Which of the following is NOT included in the global anesthesia package?

Answer: Postoperative pain management via epidural catheter

Postoperative pain management through an epidural catheter is separately billable and not included in the routine anesthesia global package.

Code 01996 is used for which specific anesthesia-related service?

Answer: Daily management of epidural or subarachnoid drug administration

CPT 01996 is reported for the daily hospital management of epidural or subarachnoid continuous drug administration.

When an anesthesiologist supervises more than four concurrent CRNA cases, which modifier applies to the anesthesiologist's claim?

Answer: AD

Modifier AD is used when a physician medically supervises more than four concurrent anesthesia procedures.