How To Use CPT Code 00140

cpt 00140 describes the anesthesia services provided by a healthcare professional during an eye procedure. This article will cover the description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information, and examples of cpt 00140.

1. What is cpt 00140?

cpt 00140 is a code used to describe the anesthesia services provided by a healthcare professional during an eye procedure. This code is used when the anesthesia provider performs a pre-operative evaluation, induces the patient, monitors the patient during the procedure, administers medications, and oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care. The anesthesia provider documents the types and amounts of medications administered, forms of monitoring used, patient responses, and the start and stop times of anesthesia care.

2. Official Description

The official description of cpt 00140 is: ‘Anesthesia for procedures on eye; not otherwise specified.’

3. Procedure

The anesthesia provider performs a pre-operative evaluation of the patient. They then induce the patient and monitor them during the eye procedure performed by a different provider. The anesthesia provider notes the types and amounts of medications administered, all forms of monitoring used, patient responses, and the start and stop times of anesthesia care. After the procedure, the anesthesia provider oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care.

4. Qualifying circumstances

cpt 00140 is used for anesthesia services during eye procedures. There are no specific qualifying circumstances associated with this code.

5. When to use CPT code cpt 00140

cpt 00140 should be used when a healthcare professional provides anesthesia services during an eye procedure. This code is specific to procedures on the eye and should not be used for other types of procedures.

6. Documentation requirements

To support a claim for cpt 00140, the anesthesia provider must document the following information:

• Pre-operative evaluation of the patient
• Types and amounts of medications administered
• Forms of monitoring used
• Patient responses
• Start and stop times of anesthesia care
• Transfer of the patient to post-anesthesia care

7. Billing guidelines

When billing for cpt 00140, ensure that the anesthesia provider performs the anesthesia services during an eye procedure. Use the appropriate modifiers, such as AA, AD, QK, QY, GC, QX, and QZ, as required by Medicare and other payers. Follow the payer’s guidelines for reporting anesthesia time and calculating the total units to bill on the claim form.

8. Historical information

cpt 00140 was added to the Current Procedural Terminology system on January 1, 1990. There have been no updates to the code since its addition.

9. Examples

1. An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia during cataract surgery on a patient’s eye.
2. An anesthesia provider providing anesthesia services during a corneal transplant procedure.
3. An anesthesia provider inducing and monitoring a patient during a retinal detachment repair.
4. An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia during a glaucoma surgery.
5. An anesthesia provider overseeing the patient’s anesthesia care during a strabismus surgery.
6. An anesthesia provider providing anesthesia services during a vitrectomy procedure.
7. An anesthesia provider inducing and monitoring a patient during a laser eye surgery.
8. An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia during an eyelid surgery.
9. An anesthesia provider overseeing the patient’s anesthesia care during a refractive lens exchange.
10. An anesthesia provider providing anesthesia services during a corneal cross-linking procedure.