Can anesthesiologists bill for post-operative pain management?
The National Correct Coding Initiative states post operative pain management services are generally provided by the surgeon who is reimbursed under a global payment policy related to the procedure and shall not be reported by an anesthesiologist unless separate, medically necessary services are required that cannot be rendered by the surgeon. In these cases, the surgeon’s medical record must document the reason the care is being referred to an anesthesiologist.
