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The anesthesiologist and the Qualiï¬ed Nonphysician Anesthetist can bill separately for anesthesia. services they personally perform. In cases of medical direction, both the anesthesiologist and the Qualiï¬ed. Nonphysician Anesthetist would bill Medicare for their component of the procedure.
In the employment/independent contractor system, the anesthesia service provider assigns the ASC his or her rights to submit medical bills for the anesthesia services provided to the ASC, and the ASC submits the medical bills to insurance carriers under its own name or under the name of the anesthesia service provider.