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CODING SYSTEMS {CPC}
Anesthesia
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Anesthesia Codes | Are grouped anatomically beginning with the head |
| Anesthesia Codes | Are reported as related to the surgical service provided |
| CPT manual Anesthesia Code Range | 00100 - 01999 |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00100 - 00222 | HEAD |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00300 - 00352 | NECK |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00400 - 00474 | THORAX (CHEST WALL & SHOULDER GIRDLE) |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00500 - 00580 | INTRATHORACIC |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00600 - 00670 | SPINE & SPINAL CORD |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00700 - 00797 | UPPER ABDOMEN |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00800 - 00882 | LOWER ABDOMEN |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 00902 - 00952 | PERINEUM |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01112 - 01173 | PELVIS (EXCEPT HIP) |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01200 - 01274 | UPPER LEG (EXCEPT KNEE) |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01320 - 01444 | KNEE & POPLITEAL AREA |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01462 - 01522 | LOWER LEG (BELOW KNEE, INCLUDES ANKLE & FOOT) |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01610 - 01680 | SHOULDER & AXILLA |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01710 - 01782 | UPPER ARM & ELBOW |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01810 - 01860 | FOREARM, WRIST, & HAND |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01916 - 01942 | RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01951 - 01953 | BURN EXCISIONS OR DEBRIDEMENT |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01958 - 01969 | OBSTETRIC |
| Anatomic Anesthesia Code Assignment: 01990 - 01999 | OTHER PROCEDURES |
| Area located behind the knee | Popliteal Area |
| Anesthesia for Integumentary System Codes | 00300 or 00400 |
| Includes muscles & nerves of the head, neck and posterior trunk | Integumentary System Code: 00300 |
| A drug-induced loss of consciousness | General Anesthesia |
| A loss of sensation in a region of the body | Regional Anesthesia |
| Types of Regional Anesthesia | Spinal - Epidural - Nerve Block |
| An anesthetic agent is injected in the Sub Arachnoid space, into the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) | Spinal Anesthesia |
| An anesthetic agent is injected in the epidural space; a small catheter may be placed for continuous postop pain management | Epidural Anesthesia |
| An anesthetic agent is injected directly into the area around the nerve; commonly used for procedures on the arms or legs | Nerve Block |
| Anesthesia service where the patient is under light sedation or no sedation while undergoing surgery with local anesthesia provided by the surgeon | Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) |
| A physician licensed to practice medicine and has completed an accredited anesthesiology program | |
| An advanced practice registered nurse who has completed an accredited Nurse Anesthetist training program | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) |
| APRN stands for: | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| May be either medically directed by an Anesthesiologist or non-medically directed | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) |
| CAA stands for: | Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant |
| SRNA stands for: | Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Occurs when one lung is ventilated, & the other lung is collapsed temporarily to improve surgical access to the lung | One-Lung Ventilation (OLV) |
| Maintains the circulation of blood and the oxygen content of the body | Pump Oxygenator |
| CPB stands for: | Cardiopulmonary Bypass |
| Describes organs within the peritoneal cavity | Intraperitoneal |
| Upper abdomen Intraperitoneal Organs | Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, Jejunum, Ascending & Transverse Colon |
| Lower abdomen Intraperitoneal Organs | Appendix, Cecum, Ileum, Sigmoid Colon |