AdministrativeCommercialJuly 1, 2024

Recovery room — facility editing update

Effective for all claims received on and after August 1, 2024, Anthem is updating its outpatient facility editing system to deny revenue code 0710 (recovery room services) when billed without revenue code 037X (anesthesia services), on the same claim. Per industry-standard coding resources, including the UB04 editor and the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC), “an anesthesia charge (revenue code category 037X) should be billed with a revenue code from category 071X, recovery room charge.”

If you believe you have received a denial in error, follow the Anthem claim dispute process.

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PUBLICATIONS: July 2024 Provider Newsletter