Amy Mowles is president and CEO of Mowles Medical Management.
Q: We have a doctor who wants to do in-office pain procedures with fluoroscopy and have an IV in case the patient needs/requires moderate sedation. Does it make sense to do these in-office or best to have him do the procedures in the ASC? Can you get reimbursed for the IV if you don’t ever give the patient moderate sedation?
Amy Mowles: Moderate sedation is carrier-priced in an office so yes, he can get paid for it.
He cannot get paid for the IV placement, though.
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– Current and Future State of Surgery Center Pain Management
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