2023 Gastroenterology Reimbursement and Coding Update (On-Demand) | November 2022-Best Practices in Coding for Ancillary Services: Anesthesia, Pathology and Other Services

Best Practices in Coding for Ancillary Services: Anesthesia, Pathology and Other Services

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Video Summary

The video discusses best practices for anesthesia, pathology, and other services in the medical field. The speaker emphasizes the importance of documentation requirements for diagnostic studies, including the need for basic demographic information, referring and ordering providers, dates of tests and procedures, facility names, and specific indications for the procedure. The video also covers documentation requirements for anesthesia services, including patient diagnoses, procedure details, findings during the procedure, comorbidities, ASA class, start and end times, and signatures. The speaker highlights the need to establish medical necessity for anesthesia services, as some payers may not cover MAC unless it is deemed medically necessary. Pathology services require details such as specimen locations, indications for stains, gross and microscopic descriptions, diagnoses, and signatures. The video also discusses conscious sedation and moderate sedation services, with specific codes provided for GI endoscopic procedures. The speaker notes that some payers may not cover sedation services, so it is important to check individual payer guidelines. Lastly, the video briefly mentions dietary education services and the limitations on using specific codes for conditions other than diabetes or renal disease. No credits were mentioned in the video.

Asset Subtitle

Kathleen A. Mueller, RN, CPC, QMC, QGMC, CCS-P, ICD-10 Proficient

Keywords

anesthesia

pathology

documentation requirements

diagnostic studies

medical necessity

sedation services

payer guidelines