For example, Colonoscopy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) can pose a problem for anesthesia billing, mainly because most payers consider the conscious sedation ...
The study was prompted by an increase in colonoscopies performed with propofol, a common ambulatory anesthesia drug. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland reviewed 5 percent of ...
On January 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts implemented a policy that would have limited coverage of monitored anesthesia care for certain patients receiving colonoscopies and other ...