How To Use CPT Code 01680

cpt 01680 describes the anesthesia services provided for shoulder cast application, removal, or repair that are not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code. This article will cover the description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information, and examples of cpt 01680.

1. What is cpt 01680?

cpt 01680 can be used to describe the anesthesia services provided by an anesthesia provider for shoulder cast application, removal, or repair that are not described by another anesthesia code. This code is used when 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.

2. Official Description

The official description of cpt 01680 is: ‘Anesthesia for shoulder cast application, removal or repair, not otherwise specified.’

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 shoulder cast application, removal, or repair.
3. The anesthesia provider notes any 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

cpt 01680 can be used for shoulder cast application, removal, or repair procedures that are not described by another anesthesia code. This code is typically used when the anesthesia provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing a shoulder cast procedure that requires anesthesia but does not have a specific anesthesia code assigned to it.

5. When to use cpt code 01680

cpt 01680 should be used when the anesthesia provider performs anesthesia services for shoulder cast application, removal, or repair procedures that are not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code. This code should be used when there is no specific anesthesia code assigned to the procedure being performed.

6. Documentation requirements

To support a claim for cpt 01680, 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 01680, ensure that the anesthesia provider performs anesthesia services for shoulder cast application, removal, or repair procedures that are not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code. This code should be used when there is no specific anesthesia code assigned to the procedure being performed. It is important to follow the specific billing guidelines of the payer and include any required modifiers or additional documentation as necessary.

8. Historical information

cpt 01680 was added to the Current Procedural Terminology system on January 1, 1990. The code was later revised on January 1, 2018 to its current description.

9. Examples

1. An anesthesia provider performing anesthesia services for the application of a shoulder cast that is not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code.
2. An anesthesia provider providing anesthesia services for the removal of a shoulder cast that is not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code.
3. An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia for the repair of a shoulder cast that is not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code.
4. An anesthesia provider performing anesthesia services for the removal and repair of a shoulder cast that is not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code.
5. An anesthesia provider providing anesthesia for the application and removal of a shoulder cast that is not otherwise specified by another anesthesia code.