DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 11 (November)

Part B News brief: Anesthesia 5010 claims

Surgical code not required for anesthesia claims. An article in the October 24 issue of Part B News listed that a surgical code is required on all anesthesia claims. HIPAA 5010 regulations allow anesthesiologists to include the surgical code on the anesthesia claims but doing so is not a requirement, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) which released guidance on the matter after the article’s publication.

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