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Anesthesia Coding & HCC (Medicare Risk Capture)

Specialized coding and clinical validation for anesthesia services, perioperative documentation, and HCC linkage to ensure accurate RAF scoring and compliant reimbursement for Medicare and commercial payers.
Anesthesia Coding

Accurate Anesthesia Coding & HCC Alignment

Valiant Lifecare provides focused anesthesia coding services that address the unique challenges of time-based codes, medical direction vs. supervision, modifiers, and nuanced documentation. We also align anesthesia-related clinical indicators to HCC groupings where appropriate to support Medicare risk capture and RAF accuracy.

Services for Anesthesia & Risk Capture

Our services combine specialty coders, clinician validation, and risk-adjustment expertise to ensure both accurate service-level billing and appropriate condition capture for RAF.

Time-Based Anesthesia Coding

Precise capture and calculation of anesthesia time, ensuring correct unit assignment and modifier application.

Medical Direction & Supervision Validation

Review of documentation to confirm medical direction rules, presence of qualifying services, and proper modifier use.

Modifier & Bundling Review

Detection of incorrect modifiers and bundling issues that lead to denials or underpayment.

HCC Mapping & Chart Validation

Identify clinical evidence in perioperative notes and co-morbid documentation that supports HCC mapping and RAF accuracy.

Prospective Documentation Support

Provider education, pre-op checklists, and documentation templates to ensure required elements are captured at the point of care.

Denial Management & Appeals

Rapid investigation of anesthesia denials and evidence-backed appeals to recover revenue.

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Our Workflow

How We Deliver Accuracy

Intake

Gather anesthesia records, operative notes, pre-op assessments, and anesthesia flow sheets securely.

Time Validation

Confirm start/stop times, interruptions, and calculation of anesthesia units.

Clinical Evidence Extraction

Surface co-morbid conditions and relevant clinical findings for HCC consideration.

Coding Assignment

Apply CPT, ICD-10, and modifiers with specialty rules.

QA & Clinician Review

Secondary review by certified anesthesia coders and clinical staff for audit readiness.

Delivery & Reporting

Submit coded claims, aggregated HCC candidate lists, and RAF impact reports.

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