tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2005 Issue 12

Meet Your New Time-Sensitive Moderate Sedation Codes

Age differences and add-on codes hit the scene in 2006Out with the old, in with the new: Starting Jan. 1, 2006, you can scrap conscious sedation (CS) codes 99141-99142 and usher in six new codes for moderate (conscious) sedation (99143-99150). These codes account for time spent, so make sure your physician's documentation is on the dot. Conquer the Age Divide For 2006, you-ll find CPT contains six new codes to describe moderate sedation (MS). CPT divides the codes into two groups based on whether the same physician is providing MS and performing the procedure (99143-99145), or whether one...

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