There are very few people who would consider having dental treatment without anesthesia. Preventive services and routine teeth cleanings aside, one of the top reasons why people avoid dental care is ...

Pre-Op pain medications can pose another obstacle in billing the outpatient surgery anesthesia. For example, CPT 62319, lumbar epidural, can be performed as either post operative pain management or ...

For many ambulatory surgery center leaders, anesthesia has quietly become the fault line where financial and clinical realities intersect. What was once a stable, predictable service line is now one ...

The anesthesia marketplace is unique, complex — and constantly evolving. Because of its intricacies, many healthcare organizations have outsourced their anesthesia departments and billing to external ...

1. Anesthesia is not reimbursed for many GI procedures. ASCs should be aware that payors are increasingly unwilling to separately reimburse for anesthesia services provided during GI procedures.