The American Society of Anesthesiologists has received questions regarding changes in reporting anesthesia services following the implementation of 5010 transaction code set standards, according to an ...

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 ...

The operating room minute is often thought of as the most expensive unit in healthcare (link), and ongoing workforce shortages in anesthesia have pushed OR-staffing and coordination issues to the ...

As noted on the CMS website, “Medicare payment rates under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) are set according to statutory criteria. The following 2012 MPFS payment rates are reflective of ...