ANESTHESIA CPT GUIDELINES 2024

Hello Reader , In this Article we explain all about Anesthesia CPT Guidelines 2024 updates in an easy way you can find codes and any updates related to anesthesia cpt guidelines and the code range of anesthesia cpt guidelines, and also you get modifier details that are used during the coding of anesthesia. Anesthesia cpt code range start from 00100-01999. There are two modifiers used in anesthesia CPT guidelines, which are explained in this article in a very easy way with appropriate examples.

What is Anesthesia in CPT ?

• Anesthesia is the use of medicines to prevent pain during surgery and other procedures.

• A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances.

 

Type of Anesthesia used in CPT 

 

Local Anaesthesia: include in CPT code .

• Topical Anesthesia

• Regional Anesthesia:

  •  Blocks

  •  Spinal

  • Epidural

• General Anesthesia : Unconscious

• MAC(Monitored Anesthesia care): patient monitored/prepared for general anesthesia if needed.patient responsive and maintains airway.

 

Anesthesia Terminology in CPT 0 Series : 

1. Pump oxygenator: bypass machine patients are placed on during cardiac procedures.

•  Information is included in the anesthesia note or in the operative note.

2. One-lung ventilation: occurs when one lung ventilated and the other lung is collapsed temporary.

• Improve surgical access to the lung.

3. Intraoperitoneal: Within the peritoneum .

• Upper abdomen: stomach, liver, gallbladder,spleen jejunum ascending and transverse colon.

• Lower abdomen: appendix, cecum, ileum, and sigmoid colon.

• The ileum is a part of small intestine and originates in the upper abdomen. These may coded as upper abdomen.

4. Extraperitoneal/ Retroperitoneal: Space in abdominal cavity behind or outside the peritoneal cavity.

• Upper abdomen: kidney and adrenal gland and lower esophagus.

• Lower abdomen: ureter and urinary tract.

 

Who can provide Anesthesia :-

Anesthesia can provide by :

• Anesthesiologist:  If anesthesia is given by anesthesiologist then apply (AA) modifier with Anesthesia code.
• CRNA (Certified registered nurse Anesthist): If Anesthesia is given by CRNA then apply (QZ) modifier with Anesthesia code.
• Surgeon: If Anesthesia is given by surgeon then apply (47) modifier with surgery code.

 

Modifier used in Anesthesia guidelines

1 Anesthesiologist 1 CRNA – For anesthesiologist supervises single CRNA same Anesthesia code use twice. One code for anesthesiologist with QY modifier.

           One code for CRNA with QX modifier.

 

1 Anesthesiologist 2 or 3 CRNA – If Anesthesiologist supervises 2 or 3 CRNA at same time then apply same CPT two times.

One code for Anesthesiologist with QK modifier.

And another one code for CRNA with QX.

 

1 Anesthesiologist & 4 CRNA – If Anesthesiologist supervises 4 CRNA at same time report same Anesthesia code twice . One code for Anesthesiologist with AD modifier and another one for CRNA with QX modifier.

Procedure requiring either no Anesthesia local anesthesia has to be done under Gacz of unusual circumstances use 23 modifier.

 

Physical status modifier in Anesthesia CPT 

P1: Normal health patient

P2: Patient with mild systemic disease

P3: Patient with severe systemic disease

P4: Patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat of life.

P5: Moribund patient. Patient can’t survive without surgery.

P6: Brain dead patient for organ donation

Monitored Anesthesia care(MAC) : If physician provides monitored Anesthesia care (MAC) then use QS modifier.

MAC for deep, complex.

G8 modifier: complicated or markedly invasive surgery.

G9 modifier: MAC for patient who has a history of severe cardiopulmonary conditions.

 

Qualifying Circumstances in Anesthesia CPT 0 Series

Which need to code along with Anesthesia codes

+99100 : use this code with the Anesthesia code. If patients age is less than 1 year and greater than 70 years.( There are four cpt code 00326, 00561, 00834, 00836) That do not require +99100. That means if those codes use no need to put +99100.

+99116 : use this code if patients has hypothermia.

+99135 : use this code if patients has hypotension

+99140 : use this code if surgery has been performed in emergency never use modifier along with qualifying Circumstances codes.

 

Guidelines of Anesthesia 0 Series CPT : 

• First Guidelines is that we don’t have a code surgery code with Anesthesia code if question is asking for Anesthesiologist service.

• Second guideline is that we don’t have to ENM code with Anesthesia code.

• Third guideline is that we don’t have to code two Anesthesia code at the same we can code only the complex procedure.

• If preoperative pain management is performed through nerve block then we can report nerve block procedure with 59 modifier.

• Anesthesia time begins when the Anesthesiologist begins to prepare the patient for the induction of Anesthesia in the operating room and ends when the Anesthesiologist is no longer is personal attendance.

• To report regional or general anesthesia provide by surgeon use modifier 47 to the surgery code and don’t again report the Anesthesia service separately.

• Moderate (conscious) sedation provided by a physician also performing the service/ procedure see codes 99151, 99152, 99153.

• Moderate (conscious) sedation provide by different physician (other than surgeon) see codes 99155, 99156, 99157.

• If patient age is less than 5 years then apply 99151,99155 for Moderate sedation.

• If patient age is greater than 5 years then apply 99152,99156 for moderate sedation.

• Minimum time of moderate sedation is 10 minutes.

 

Inclusive and Exclusive procedures:

Included services (don’t code along with Anesthesia)

• Preoperative and postoperative care.
• Administration of fluids and / or blood.
• Monitoring services (e.g B.P, Temperature, ECG, Oximetry, Mass spectrometry and ,Capnography).

 

Excludes services ( code along with Anesthesia if performed)

• Other monitoring services like central venous, intraarterial
• swan- Ganz.

Modifiers Used in Anesthesia 0 Series CPT

There Are Only Two Modifiers use in Anesthesia 0 Series in CPT :

Modifier 23 ( unusual Anesthesia): 

Modifier 23 should be appended to the Anesthesia code to indicate a procedure that is normally performed under local anesthesia or with regional block required general anesthesia.

When the provider administers general anesthesia for a procedure that does not normally require it or administers anesthesia due to unusual circumstances.

Example of Modifier 23 :

A cystoscopy does not usually general anaesthetic. However, if performed on a young child who can’t be controlled, general anesthetic may never.append modifier 23 in this case.

Modifier 47: Represents Anesthesia given by the surgeon.

This modifier is to be used when the surgeon performs and administers regional or general anesthesia in addition to the surgical procedure.

Example of Modifier 47 :

Patients in critical state and physician administers the Anesthesia and performs the emergency surgery. In this case we can append 47 modifiers to the procedure code.

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