How To Use CPT Code 01130

cpt 01130 describes the anesthesia services provided for a patient undergoing body cast application or revision. This article will cover the description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information, and examples of cpt 01130.

1. What is cpt 01130?

cpt 01130 can be used to describe the anesthesia services provided for a patient undergoing body cast application or revision. This code is used when an anesthesia provider performs a preoperative evaluation, induces the patient, monitors the patient during the procedure, and oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care.

2. Official Description

The official description of cpt 01130 is: ‘Anesthesia for body cast application or revision.’

3. Procedure

1. The anesthesia provider performs a preoperative evaluation of the patient.
2. The anesthesia provider induces the patient and monitors the patient during the body cast application or revision procedure performed by a different provider.
3. 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.
4. Following the procedure, the anesthesia provider oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care.

4. Qualifying circumstances

Patients eligible to receive cpt 01130 services are those undergoing body cast application or revision. 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 the patient, monitors the patient during the procedure, and oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care.

5. When to use cpt code 01130

cpt 01130 should be used when anesthesia services are provided for a patient undergoing body cast application or revision. It is important to ensure that the anesthesia provider performs a preoperative evaluation, induces the patient, 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 01130, the anesthesia provider must document the following information:

• Preoperative 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 01130, ensure that the anesthesia services are provided by a qualified anesthesia provider and that the provider performs a preoperative evaluation, induces the patient, monitors the patient during the procedure, and oversees the patient’s transfer to post-anesthesia care. There are no specific guidelines regarding reporting cpt 01130 with other codes.

8. Historical information

cpt 01130 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 anesthesiologist providing anesthesia services for a patient undergoing body cast application.
2. A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) inducing and monitoring a patient during body cast revision.
3. A dentist providing anesthesia services for a patient undergoing body cast application.
4. An oral surgeon overseeing the transfer of a patient to post-anesthesia care following body cast revision.
5. An anesthesiologist assistant (AA) performing a preoperative evaluation and inducing a patient for body cast application.
6. A doctor of medicine or osteopathy monitoring a patient during body cast revision.
7. A podiatrist providing anesthesia services for a patient undergoing body cast application.
8. An anesthesiologist overseeing the transfer of a patient to post-anesthesia care following body cast revision.
9. A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) performing a preoperative evaluation and inducing a patient for body cast application.
10. An oral surgeon monitoring a patient during body cast revision.