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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 time begins when the anes-. thesia provider begins to prepare the patient for induction. of anesthesia (typically when the intravenous access is. established) and ends when he/she is no longer in personal. attendance (i.e., when the patient is safely placed under. postoperative supervision).