MBC 30 Week 5 Anesthesia – Flashcards
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The national unit values for anesthesia services are listed in this publication:
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American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Relative Value Guide (RVG)
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When reporting anesthesia services for two procedures performed on the same patient during the same operative procedure, you would to the following to calculate the total unit value of the services:
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The anesthesia code that represents the highest base value unit procedure is reported. The time reported is the combined total for all procedures.
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This type of sedation decreases the level of the patient's alertness but allows the patient to cooperate during the procedure:
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Moderate conscious sedation
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What is a conversion factor?
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A conversion factor is the dollar value of each unit.
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What is the formula for billing anesthesia?
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The formula is base units + time units + modifying units (B + T + M) x conversion factor.
