How To Use CPT Code 01770
cpt 01770 describes the anesthesia services provided for procedures on the arteries of the upper arm and elbow that are not specified by any other anesthesia code. This article will cover the description, official description, procedure, qualifying circumstances, appropriate usage, documentation requirements, billing guidelines, historical information, and examples of cpt 01770.
1. What is cpt 01770?
cpt 01770 is used to describe the anesthesia services provided for procedures on the arteries of the upper arm and elbow that are not specified by any other anesthesia code. This code is used when the anesthesia provider performs anesthesia for a patient undergoing procedures on arteries such as the brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries in the upper arm and elbow.
2. Official Description
The official description of cpt 01770 is: ‘Anesthesia for procedures on arteries of upper arm and elbow; 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 procedures on the arteries of the upper arm and elbow that a different provider performs. 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 01770 is used for anesthesia services provided for procedures on the arteries of the upper arm and elbow that are not specified by any other anesthesia code. This code is used when the anesthesia provider administers anesthesia for procedures on arteries such as the brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries in the upper arm and elbow.
5. When to use cpt code 01770
cpt 01770 should be used when the anesthesia provider administers anesthesia for procedures on the arteries of the upper arm and elbow that are not specified by any other anesthesia code. This code is used for anesthesia services provided during procedures on arteries such as the brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries in the upper arm and elbow.
6. Documentation requirements
To support a claim for cpt 01770, the anesthesia provider must document the following information:
- Patient’s pre-operative evaluation
- 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 01770, ensure that the anesthesia provider administers anesthesia for procedures on the arteries of the upper arm and elbow that are not specified by any other anesthesia code. Use cpt 01770 when the anesthesia services are provided during procedures on arteries such as the brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries in the upper arm and elbow.
8. Historical information
cpt 01770 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
- An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia for a procedure on the brachial artery in the upper arm.
- An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia for a procedure on the radial artery in the elbow.
- An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia for a procedure on the ulnar artery in the upper arm.
- An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia for a procedure on an artery other than the brachial, radial, or ulnar artery in the upper arm and elbow.
- An anesthesia provider administering anesthesia for a procedure on the deep brachial artery in the upper arm.
