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BROOKFIELD, Wis., Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The rules for medical coding and billing change almost every year. Furthermore, unlike many specialties, the coding system used by ...

D9215 is the CDT code for using local anesthesia in conjunction with operative or surgical procedures. Most standard dental care is delivered with a local anesthetic. Local anesthetics are usually ...

Most coders never have the opportunity to code for anesthesia. Expert Lori-Lynne Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, explains that ICD-10-CM coding for anesthesia services is interesting and ...

For example, Colonoscopy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) can pose a problem for anesthesia billing, mainly because most payers consider the conscious sedation ...

When coding for billing and insurance filing, the agent's name and the administration route are unnecessary for filing the claim. The current Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) codes ...

CPT coding changes for 2021 went into effect Jan. 1., according to a Jan. 4 blog post from Anesthesia Business Consultants. 1. The 2021 CPT edition has 206 new codes, 69 revised codes and 54 deleted ...