As originally crafted, any code will be considered non-specific if its description includes the phrase “not otherwise specified,” which will trigger an edit requiring additional information. ASA worked with X12 and CMS to exclude anesthesia codes 00100-01996 from this edit, as the text does not result in a non-specific anesthesia procedure.
CMS advised the ASA that any data submitted in Loop 2400 SV101-7 would satisfy the edit for Medicare claims until revisions are made. The CMS website now includes a listing of NOC codes.
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