Anesthesia Time Attachment (TIME)

The entry of an anesthesia procedure code that has a Type of Service of '7-Anesthesia' stored in the Procedure Code Table will trigger the Anesthesia Attachment.

Data Field Information

Prompt	Response	Len
Start Time	Enter the start time. The time must be entered precisely as HH:MM followed by an 'A' for A.M. or a 'P' for P.M.	6
End Time	Enter the end time. The time must be entered precisely as HH:MM followed by an 'A' for A.M. or a 'P' for P.M.	6
Total Minutes	Enter the total minutes.	4
Modifier	Optional - Type the modifier.	8
Surgery Code	Optional - Enter Type the surgery code you want or click the magnifying glass to search the table. If you enter a surgery code, it will be sent on the claim as a 'Note'.	1

When the Start Time and End Time are entered, the Total Minutes field will automatically populate with the difference in minutes between the two times.
Alternatively, you can enter a Start Time and the Total Minutes and the End Time will automatically be calculated.
After the Start Time, End Time and Total Minutes are entered, modifying one of the fields will cause the other fields to be automatically re-calculated.