tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 35

CPT 2009:Get Ready For Two New Anesthesia Codes

Plus: New Category II code also changes the way you report cataract pre-op visit. CPT 2009 doesn't leave anesthesiologists in the dark -- and two new codes could help streamline your reporting processes. The following new codes will apply to your anesthesia services effective Jan. 1, 2009: 00211 -- Anesthesia for intracranial procedures; craniotomy or craniectomy for evacuation of hematoma 00567 -- Anesthesia for direct coronary artery bypass grafting; with pump oxygenator In addition, CPT 2009 changes the descriptor for 00566. It now reads, "Anesthesia for direct coronary artery bypass grafting; without pump oxygenator." "Prior to the addition...

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