Here are three situations in which anesthesia providers should use E&M codes:
1. Cancelled cases. There are two types of cancelled cases: those cancelled before induction and those cancelled after induction.
2. Anesthesia consults. A consult must include documentation of three specific elements: an evaluation request and reason, a rendering of an opinion and a report back to the requesting physician.
3. Daily management of non-epidural catheters. Daily epidural catheter management is billed with a code requiring minimal documentation. Non-epidural indwelling catheter management requires a subsequent hospital visit code instead.
Read more about E&M documentation and the changing requirements here.
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