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Anesthesia billing CPT and modifiers

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.    Approximately 4,000 surgical , medical, and radiology procedures are presented by 268 anesthesia codes.

ANESTHESIA CODE RANGES


00100 - 00222  Head  00300 - 00352  Neck 
00400 - 00474  Thorax  00500 - 00580  Intrathoracic 
00600 - 00670  Spine and Spinal Cord  00700 - 00797  Upper Abdomen 
00800 - 00882  Lower Abdomen  00902 - 00952  Perineum 
01112 - 01190  Pelvis (Except Hip)  01200 - 01274  Upper Leg (except knee) 
01320 - 01444  Knee and Popliteal Area  01462 - 01522  Lower Leg (below Knee) 
01610 - 01682  Shoulder and Axilla  01710 - 01782  Upper Arm and Elbow 
01810 - 01860  Forearm, Wrist and Hand  01905 - 01933  Radiological Procedures 
01951 - 01953  Burns, Excisions or  01960 - 01969  Obstetrics 
Debridement  01990 - 01999  Other Procedures 

•    Anesthesia services include: .preoperative and postoperative visits, .anesthesia care during the procedure, .administration of fluids and/or blood, and

.    the usual monitoring services (e.g., ECG, temperature, blood pressure, oximetry, capnography, and mass spectrometry).

•    Unusual forms of monitoring (e.g., intra-arterial, central venous, and Swan-Ganz) are not included. Bill these specialized services separately.


Anesthesia Modifiers


.Physical Status (PS)
P1  A normal healthy patient 
P2  A patient with mild systemic disease 
P3  A patient with severe systemic disease 
P4  A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life 
P5  A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without surgery 
P6  A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are removed for donor  purposes 

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