What makes anesthesiology billing so different, and is it worth using a specialized service?

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Anesthesia billing runs on base units, time units, and modifier rules that don't apply anywhere else in medical billing; it's basically its own formula. We were underbilling for months without even realizing it because our general biller wasn't calculating time units correctly. Switching to anesthesiology billing services built specifically for that specialty bumped our reimbursement per case noticeably, just from getting the math and modifiers right. If your group is still using a general biller, get your claims reviewed.