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Moderate Conscious Sedation
Date: Nov 7, 2018
Question:
When utilizing moderate conscious sedation, must the physician always utilize two drugs (one drug for the reduction of anxiety and one for pain relief), or can moderate conscious sedation be billed if only a single drug is administered for calming effect? In other words, does a single drug administration "count" for moderate conscious sedation, or must there always be both a calming agent as well as pain relief agent administered in order to bill for the moderate conscious sedation?
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