2025 CPT code 00834
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Anesthesia - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Abdomen Feed
Anesthesia for hernia repairs in the lower abdomen not otherwise specified, younger than 1 year of age.
Modifiers may be applicable to this code to indicate specific circumstances, such as the physical status of the patient (P1-P6), or if the service was discontinued (modifier 53).
Medical necessity for anesthesia services is established by the surgical procedure requiring anesthesia. The choice of anesthetic technique and specific medications used are determined by the anesthesiologist based on the patient's condition, the complexity of the surgery, and other relevant factors.
The anesthesiologist is responsible for the patient's pre-operative evaluation, anesthetic induction, and monitoring throughout the procedure. This includes documenting medications, monitoring methods, patient responses, and the start and end times of anesthesia. The anesthesiologist also manages fluids/blood administration and oversees the patient's transfer to post-anesthesia care.
In simple words: The doctor gives anesthesia to a baby less than a year old having a hernia operation in the lower belly area. This code is used when no other anesthesia code fits the situation.
The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing repair of a hernia located in the lower abdomen. The patient is a child younger than 1 year of age. This code refers to procedures not specified by any other anesthesia code. The anesthesia provider performs a pre-operative evaluation, induces the patient, and monitors the patient during the hernia repair.They document medications, monitoring, patient responses, and anesthesia times. Post-operatively, the provider oversees the patient's transfer to post-anesthesia care. Services include pre- and post-operative visits, anesthesia care during the procedure, administration of fluids and/or blood, and standard monitoring (ECG, temperature, blood pressure, oximetry, capnography, and mass spectrometry).It does not include unusual forms of monitoring like Swan-Ganz catheters, intra-arterial lines, or central venous lines, which can be coded separately.
Example 1: A 3-month-old infant undergoes surgical repair of an inguinal hernia. Anesthesia code 00834 is reported., A 10-month-old infant undergoes laparoscopic repair of an umbilical hernia. Anesthesia code 00834 is reported., A 6-month-old infant with a history of prematurity undergoes open repair of a femoral hernia. Anesthesia code 00834 is used, along with code 99100 due to the infant's extreme age.
Documentation should include a pre-operative evaluation, details of anesthesia administration (including medications, dosages, and times), monitoring techniques used, patient responses during the procedure, and the total anesthesia time.If unusual monitoring methods (e.g., Swan-Ganz catheter) are used, they should be documented to justify separate coding.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Anesthesiology, Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery
- Place of Service:Ambulatory Surgical CenterInpatient Hospital