Revenue code 0370
Anesthesia department charge
The hospital's charge for anesthesia services and equipment in the operating room: the machine, the gases, the monitoring, the anesthesia technician. It is not the anesthesiologist's fee, which comes on a separate bill under a 5-digit anesthesia code (00100 to 01999).
Where this line goes wrong
Two anesthesia charges is normal, three is not
A hospital line (0370) plus a professional anesthesia bill is the standard pair. A third anesthesia charge, for example both an anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist each billing the full service, is worth a question about medical direction modifiers.
Billed by time, like the room
Hospital anesthesia charges are usually time-based and should track the anesthesia record's start and stop times, which are often shorter than the operating room times.
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Ask for the anesthesia record and compare its times with the 0370 units.
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Check that the professional anesthesia bill and the 0370 line are for the same procedure and date.
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If sedation was given by the surgeon rather than a separate anesthesia provider, ask why an anesthesia department line exists.
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People also ask
Is 0370 the anesthesiologist's bill?
No. The anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist bills separately with a CPT anesthesia code. 0370 is the hospital's charge for the anesthesia room resources.
Sources
- CMS, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, chapter 25 (UB-04 form locators and revenue codes)
- CMS, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, chapter 12, section 50 (anesthesia services)
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