Revenue code 0710
Recovery room
The hospital's charge for the post-anesthesia recovery area, usually billed by time. It starts when you leave the operating room and ends when you are moved to a ward or discharged.
Where this line goes wrong
Overlap with the operating room
Recovery minutes should begin when operating room minutes end. If the two lines add up to more than the total time recorded, one is padded.
Recovery for a procedure with no anesthesia
A recovery room charge after a procedure done under local anesthetic alone is unusual. Ask what the line covers.
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Ask for the recovery room record and compare its times with the billed units.
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Check the 0360 and 0710 lines together for overlap.
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People also ask
Is the recovery room charge included in the surgery price?
Not on an itemized hospital bill; it is its own line. If you were given a single bundled price, ask whether recovery was in it before paying a separate 0710 charge.
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