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Moderate Sedation switched to Gen Anesthesia

Date: Jul 6, 2022

Question:

A scenario was raised in which they started off using moderate sedation and then they needed to call in the anesthesia team. Let's say they used moderate sedation for 30 minutes with the IR doctor, but then needed to switched to anesthesia for the rest of the case, say another 45 minutes. Can you code for the moderate sedation and then also for the anesthesia time completed?

Another situation: Moderate sedation for an IR procedure 30 minutes. Physician leaves room for 30 minutes for an emergency in room next door and then he returns to complete IR procedure another 15 minutes. How would you code this?

Question ID : 17458
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