Payors have begun making medical necessity requirements more stringent, especially for procedures that require only conscious or moderate sedation, according to the report.
Physicians and staff should keep up-to-date on changes payors make to their medical necessity to know when a patient is considered healthy enough for endoscopy with sedation or when their condition would support general anesthesia.
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