A Brief Look at Medicaid and Anesthesia
A Brief Look at Medicaid and Anesthesia Norman A. Cohen MD Medicaid, created at the same time as the Medicare program, is a welfare program that provides medical benefits and…
Navigating a Hazardous Road
Navigating a Hazardous Road Norman A. Cohen MD GETTING PAID FOR ANESTHESIA CARE BY MEDICARE In previous chapters I mentioned a number of ways in which the Medicare program handles…
What Are the Coding Resources to Help Me Code Correctly?
What Are the Coding Resources to Help Me Code Correctly? Norman A. Cohen MD Because correct coding leads to proper payment, and incorrect coding can be very expensive, a plethora…
Medicare Issues
Medicare Issues Norman A. Cohen MD This chapter reviews the origins and payment methodology of the dominant payment system for most physicians, the Resource-Based Relative Value System or RBRVS. In…
Getting Paid for Anesthesia Services
Getting Paid for Anesthesia Services Norman A. Cohen MD This chapter discusses the anesthesia relative value system as well as the dominant payment system for most other physician services, the…
Specific Coding Issues
Specific Coding Issues Norman A. Cohen MD CODING ANESTHESIA PROCEDURES No matter the specialty, physicians need to be familiar with the coding conventions for reporting the services they commonly perform….
A Detailed Look at Procedure Coding—Current Procedural Terminology, HCPCS and ICD
A Detailed Look at Procedure Coding—Current Procedural Terminology, HCPCS and ICD Norman A. Cohen MD The dominant procedure coding system to report physician services, including anesthesia care, is the American…
A Detailed Look at Describing Diagnoses Using the International Classification of Diseases
A Detailed Look at Describing Diagnoses Using the International Classification of Diseases Norman A. Cohen MD Describing medical services for billing purposes involves selecting a procedure code and a supporting…
The Structure of Medical Codes
The Structure of Medical Codes Norman A. Cohen MD For the most part, payment for medical services in the United States in 2006 is tightly connected to the procedure or…
Understanding Medical Coding and the Health Care Payment System
Understanding Medical Coding and the Health Care Payment System Norman A. Cohen MD INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CODING When we give anesthesia, one of our most important jobs is to communicate…
