CPT 01992: Under Anesthesia for Other Procedures

Yes, but only if the provider is separately credentialed to deliver anesthesia services and is not performing both the injection and anesthesia simultaneously. For CPT 01992, anesthesia care must be billed separately and provided by a different qualified health care professional to meet coding requirements.

No, monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is not required for all injections. It should be used only when medically necessary, for example, in patients with severe cardiopulmonary disease, undergoing markedly invasive surgical procedures, or placed in a prone position, and must be documented in the medical record.

Anesthesia time begins when the anesthesiologist or qualified provider starts preparing the patient for anesthesia services and ends when care is formally transferred to post-anesthesia recovery. This time should be recorded to support accurate billing for CPT code 01992.