tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 37

Part B Coding Coach: Brush Up on 4 Tips Before Reporting +99140 Emergency

Communicating with your provider is your best first step. Including qualifying circumstances (QC) codes to your anesthesia claim adds base units to your total calculation, which means you want to report them whenever appropriate. Read on for the latest on how to correctly assess whether to submit +99140 (Anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions [specify] [List separately in addition to code for primary anesthesia procedure]). Tip 1: Learn the CPT Definition of Emergency The tricky part of reporting +99140 is verifying that you’re truly coding for an emergency situation or condition. According to CPT® notes, "an emergency is defined...

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