CPT code 00218: Anesthesia for intracranial procedures in sitting position
CPT code 00218 reports anesthesia for intracranial procedures performed with the patient in a sitting or semi-sitting position. Billing it accurately means getting the modifier stack, time unit calculation, physical status assignment, and sitting-position documentation right on every claim. This reference guide covers everything coders and anesthesia billing teams need for CPT code 00218: the […]
CPT Code 36471: Varicose vein sclerotherapy billing, reimbursement, and modifiers
CPT Code 36471 is the procedure code for injecting a sclerosing agent into multiple incompetent veins, other than telangiectasia, in the same leg during a single session. Vascular surgeons, phlebologists, and dermatologists bill it most often for symptomatic varicose vein treatment. Medical spa software and phlebology practices face the same documentation bar on every 36471 […]
CPT Code 92499: Unlisted ophthalmological service billing guide
CPT Code 92499 is the unlisted ophthalmological service or procedure code, billed when no other code in the 92002-92499 range accurately describes the eye care service performed. It carries no fixed Medicare fee schedule value, so each payer reviews the claim individually based on the documentation submitted. This reference covers what CPT Code 92499 is, […]
CPT Code 43659: Unlisted Laparoscopic Procedure, Stomach
CPT Code 43659 is the unlisted laparoscopic procedure code for the stomach. Coders use it when a laparoscopic gastric procedure has no dedicated code within the 43644-43659 range, most often for revisional bariatric surgery and novel gastric techniques. It carries no pre-assigned RVU. Medicare and commercial payers set payment case by case after reviewing the […]
CPT code 00190: Anesthesia for facial bones and skull, billing guide
CPT code 00190 is the code anesthesiologists and CRNAs use when providing anesthesia for a procedure on the facial bones or skull that doesn’t have a more specific code of its own. It sits in the 00100-00222 head anesthesia section and carries an ASA base unit value of 5. Missing or incorrect anesthesia codes are […]
CPT Code 01340: Anesthesia for closed distal femur procedures
CPT Code 01340 is an anesthesia code for closed, non-surgical treatment of the lower one-third of the femur, such as closed reduction of a distal femur fracture. It excludes the knee joint, the popliteal area, and any open or arthroscopic procedure. CPT Code 01340: Definition and anatomical scope CPT Code 01340 has the following official […]
CPT Code 01200: Anesthesia for closed hip joint procedures
The official descriptor, published by the American Medical Association (AMA), reads: “Anesthesia for all closed procedures involving hip joint.” That wording is the key restriction. The code covers closed procedures only, and open procedures fall outside it and require separate anesthesia codes in the 01200-01274 range. CPT Code 01200 at a glance Quick-reference data for […]
CPT Code 01214: Anesthesia for total hip arthroplasty
CPT Code 01214 is the anesthesia billing code for open procedures involving the hip joint, specifically total hip arthroplasty (THA). It applies to the anesthesiologist or CRNA providing care during the procedure. THA is one of the most common elective orthopedic surgeries performed in the United States, with more than 450,000 procedures completed annually according […]
CPT Code 01260: Anesthesia for upper leg procedures
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), which maintains the CPT code set, CPT code 01260 is defined as: Anesthesia for all procedures involving veins of upper leg, including exploration. The code sits within the anesthesia section of the CPT manual, which spans codes 00100 through 01999, in the anatomical subsection covering the upper leg. […]
CPT code 00164: Anesthesia for nose procedures, billing guide
CPT code 00164 is an anesthesia code for procedures on the nose, including nasal biopsy and soft tissue procedures. It sits in the 00100-00222 head anesthesia section and carries an ASA base unit value of 4. Most claim denials on this code come from missing modifiers, undocumented physical status assignments, or inaccurate time unit calculations […]