CPT Code 00402: Anesthesia for Reconstructive Breast Procedures — Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00402 describes anesthesia services for reconstructive procedures on the breast, including surgeries such as reduction mammoplasty, augmentation mammoplasty, and muscle flap reconstruction. It belongs to the integumentary system anesthesia code family (range 00400–00410) and carries 5 base units as established by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Relative Value Guide. Accurate application of […]
CPT Code 00400: Anesthesia for Integumentary Procedures – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00400 is the anesthesia code reported for procedures performed on the integumentary system of the extremities, anterior trunk, and perineum. It covers general, regional, or monitored anesthesia care (MAC) delivered by a qualified anesthesia provider — an anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) — during skin and soft tissue surgeries at those […]
CPT Code 00352: Anesthesia for Simple Ligation of Major Neck Vessels – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00352 describes anesthesia services provided during procedures on the major vessels of the neck that specifically involve simple ligation. It sits within the AMA CPT anesthesia code range 00300–00352 (Anesthesia for Procedures on the Neck) and is billed by anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and anesthesiologist assistants when the covered surgical procedure is ligation of a […]
CPT Code 00350: Anesthesia for Major Vessels of the Neck – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00350 describes anesthesia services administered for surgical procedures involving the major vessels of the neck, not otherwise specified. It is the go-to code for anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) billing for anesthetic management during complex neck vascular operations — most notably carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery repair, and related open vascular interventions […]
CPT Code 00326: Anesthesia for Larynx and Trachea in Children Under 1 Year – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00326 describes anesthesia services provided for all procedures on the larynx and trachea in children younger than one year of age. It is an age-restricted, site-specific anesthesia code used exclusively in pediatric cases where the patient is an infant — defined as less than 12 months old on the date of the procedure. […]
CPT Code 00322: Anesthesia for Needle Biopsy of the Thyroid – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00322 describes anesthesia services administered during a needle biopsy of the thyroid gland. Formally classified under the AMA CPT category “Anesthesia for Procedures on the Neck,” this code carries 3 base units and is used exclusively when the surgical procedure performed is a percutaneous needle biopsy of the thyroid — not a thyroidectomy, […]
CPT Code 00320: Anesthesia for Neck Organ Procedures – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00320 identifies anesthesia services rendered for all surgical or interventional procedures performed on the esophagus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, and lymphatic system of the neck in patients one year of age or older. Maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA) and classified within the anesthesia code range 00100–01999, it carries 6 base units under […]
CPT Code 00300: Anesthesia for Integumentary Procedures on the Head, Neck, and Posterior Trunk – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
What Does CPT Code 00300 Mean? CPT code 00300 describes anesthesia services rendered during procedures performed on the integumentary system (skin, subcutaneous tissue), muscles, and nerves of the head, neck, and posterior trunk — when no more specific anesthesia code applies. It is classified as a “not otherwise specified” (NOS) catch-all within the CPT anesthesia […]
CPT Code 00222: Anesthesia for Electrocoagulation of Intracranial Nerve – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 00222 is a neuroanesthesia code assigned to anesthesia services provided during intracranial procedures involving the electrocoagulation of an intracranial nerve. It sits at the end of the intracranial anesthesia subsection (00210–00222) within the broader head anesthesia range (00100–00222) and carries a 6-unit base value established by CMS. Correct application requires the anesthesia provider […]
CPT Code 0221T: Lumbar Posterior Intrafacet Implant – Complete Billing & Coding Guide
CPT code 0221T describes the placement of a posterior intrafacet implant(s) — unilateral or bilateral — at a single lumbar vertebral level, including intraoperative imaging and the placement of any bone grafts or synthetic devices used to stabilize the facet joint space. It is a Category III CPT code (an AMA “T-code”) assigned to track […]