Anesthesia Services Furnished by the Same Physician Providing the Medical and Surgical Service
The anesthesia policy in section 50 of Chapter 12 is being revised so that it is consistent with the pricing of conscious sedation codes under the Medicare physician fee schedule and CPT coding guidelines. New language has been added that explains the payment policy if the same physician performs the medical/surgical service and the conscious sedation service. Exhibit 1 that lists the base units by anesthesia code is being deleted. This exhibit is out of date and the material is communicated to the carriers annually via the HCPCS file.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 27, 2007
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