How To Use CPT Code 01112
cpt 01112 describes the anesthesia services provided for a patient undergoing bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy at the anterior or posterior iliac crest. This article will cover the description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information, and examples of cpt 01112.
1. What is cpt 01112?
cpt 01112 is used to describe the anesthesia services provided to a patient undergoing bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy at the anterior or posterior iliac crest. The anesthesia provider performs a preoperative evaluation of the patient, induces anesthesia, and monitors the patient during the procedure. They also note the medications administered, 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.
2. Official Description
The official description of cpt 01112 is: ‘Anesthesia for bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy, anterior or posterior iliac crest.’
3. Procedure
The anesthesia provider begins by performing a preoperative evaluation of the patient. They then induce anesthesia and monitor the patient during the bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy procedure at the anterior or posterior iliac crest. The anesthesia provider documents the types and amounts of medications administered, the 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 01112 is used for patients undergoing bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy at the anterior or posterior iliac crest. The anesthesia services are provided by a qualified anesthesia provider, such as an anesthesiologist, doctor of medicine or osteopathy, dentist, oral surgeon, podiatrist, certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), or anesthesiologist assistant (AA). The anesthesia provider performs a preoperative evaluation, induces anesthesia, monitors the patient during the procedure, and oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care.
5. When to use cpt code 01112
cpt 01112 should be used when a patient is undergoing bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy at the anterior or posterior iliac crest and anesthesia services are provided. It is important to ensure that the anesthesia provider performs a preoperative evaluation, induces anesthesia, monitors the patient during the procedure, and oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care.
6. Documentation requirements
To support a claim for cpt 01112, the anesthesia provider must document the following information:
- Patient’s diagnosis and the need for bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy
- 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 01112, ensure that the anesthesia services are provided by a qualified anesthesia provider and that the patient is undergoing bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy at the anterior or posterior iliac crest. Follow the appropriate billing guidelines for anesthesia services, including the use of modifiers if required. It is important to accurately document the start and stop times of anesthesia care and the transfer of the patient to post-anesthesia care.
8. Historical information
cpt 01112 was added to the Current Procedural Terminology system on January 1, 2001. There have been no updates to the code since its addition.
9. Examples
- An anesthesiologist providing anesthesia services for a patient undergoing bone marrow aspiration at the anterior iliac crest.
- A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) inducing anesthesia and monitoring a patient during a bone marrow biopsy at the posterior iliac crest.
- An oral surgeon administering anesthesia and overseeing a patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care after a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy at the anterior iliac crest.
- A dentist providing anesthesia services for a patient undergoing bone marrow biopsy at the posterior iliac crest.
- An anesthesiologist assistant (AA) performing a preoperative evaluation and monitoring a patient during a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy at the anterior iliac crest.
