CPT coding changes for 2021 went into effect Jan. 1., according to a Jan. 4 blog post from Anesthesia Business Consultants. 1. The 2021 CPT edition has 206 new codes, 69 revised codes and 54 deleted ...

Emerging approaches to using nerve blocks for acute pain improve surgical outcomes, but they also create coding and billing challenges for anesthesia practices, according to Anesthesia Business ...

Although the anesthesia section in the CPT manual is the smallest, it can be one of the most difficult areas to accurately code. Not only does the physician have to keep a “tic sheet” of the time, ...

In an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, Joette Derricks, vice president of regulatory affairs and research for Anesthesia Business Consultants, discusses the Current Procedural Terminology ...