CMS has announced that anesthesia codes that include the phrase "not otherwise specified" in their descriptions (including procedure codes 00100-01996) do not meet the criteria of a non-specified procedure code, according to an ASA release.
This change means these codes do not require a description to be supplied in the SV101-7/SV202-7 data elements. Anesthesia procedure code 01999, "Unlisted anesthesia procedure(s)", meets the requirements of a non-specified code and will require additional information.
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This change means these codes do not require a description to be supplied in the SV101-7/SV202-7 data elements. Anesthesia procedure code 01999, "Unlisted anesthesia procedure(s)", meets the requirements of a non-specified code and will require additional information.
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