How Do You Code For Chiropractic Manipulation Under Anesthesia?
Manipulation Under Anesthesia is a service that is growing in popularity among patients who meet certain criteria and want to consider all options before surgery. Chiropractors who perform Manipulation Under Anesthesia typically perform the procedure with an Anesthesiologist in a hospital or surgical center setting. Because of this non-traditional approach, billing for the procedure is often something not encountered in the average chiropractic office. Following is a step by step guide to billing the chiropractic manipulation under anesthesia correctly! If you are billing for the chiropractor performing the manipulation under anesthesia, the good news is that you are only concerned about his/her portion of the service. You do NOT have to worry about billing for the anesthesiologist or assistant. The correct CPT code for Manipulation Under Anesthesia is 22505. The descriptor for this code contains the phrase “any region.” Therefore you are going to report the billing for this service ON
