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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.
Anesthesia Definitions. This document defines terms associated with the direction and supervision of eligible certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) by anesthesiologists and surgeons. Anesthesia procedures that are personally performed by either an anesthesiologist or CRNA. Medical Direction of Anesthesia Services. Medical direction occurs when an anesthesiologist is involved in two, three or four concurrent anesthesia procedures or a single anesthesia procedure with a qualified anesthetist. For each anesthesia procedure, the anesthesiologist must do the following seven services: 1  Perform a pre-anesthetic examination and evaluation; 2  Prescribe the anesthesia plan; 3  Personally participate in the most demanding procedures of the anesthesia plan including, if applicable, induction and emergence;