"Base Units" Field for Anesthesia Procedures.

Base units for anesthesia procedure codes take into account the complexity, risk, and skill required to perform an anesthesia procedure. Billing managers can enter a number in this field to be considered in the calculation of the units.

Add base units

Click on Utilities.

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Click on Practice Setup.

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Click on Procedure Codes.

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Click on Charge transaction code icon or Add new charge transaction code icon.

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Check the Anesthesia Procedure checkbox. The Base Units field defaults to zero.

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Enter any whole number in the Base unit(s) field.

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Click on Save.

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Apply base units

Click Encounters.

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Click on New Encounter or an existing encounter.

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Enter the Procedure Code for which the base units were entered and click on the folder icon.

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Enter the Service Date and Time and To Date and Time.

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The Unit field will be updated with a value including the base units in the calculation.

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Click on Save.

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This value will be displayed in the Unit field on the encounter screen.

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