2025 CPT code 01482
Effective Date: N/A Anesthesia - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Lower Leg (Below Knee) Feed
Anesthesia for open procedures on bones of the lower leg, ankle, and foot; radical resection (including below knee amputation).
Modifiers are applicable to this code. Commonly used modifiers for 01482 include: -23 (Unusual Anesthesia), P1-P6 (Physical Status modifiers), and others as required by specific payers or circumstances.
Medical necessity for anesthesia services is established by the underlying surgical procedure. The medical record should clearly document the condition necessitating the radical resection or below-knee amputation.
The anesthesiologist performs a pre-operative evaluation, induces anesthesia, monitors vital signs during the surgery, manages medications, fluids, and blood products, and provides post-anesthesia care.
In simple words: The anesthesiologist provides pain relief and manages your condition during an operation on your lower leg, ankle, or foot. This includes major procedures like removing a tumor or amputating below the knee.
This code represents anesthesia services for open procedures performed on the bones of the lower leg, ankle, and foot, specifically including radical resections, which may involve below-knee amputations. Anesthesia services typically include a pre-operative evaluation, inducing anesthesia, monitoring the patient throughout the procedure, managing fluids/blood administration, standard monitoring (ECG, temperature, blood pressure, oximetry, capnography, mass spectrometry), and post-anesthesia care.
Example 1: A patient undergoes a below-knee amputation due to severe peripheral artery disease. Code 01482 is used for the anesthesia services provided., A patient has a radical resection of a cancerous tumor in the tibia. Anesthesia services are reported using 01482., A patient with osteomyelitis of the calcaneus requires a radical resection of the infected bone. Code 01482 is used for the anesthesia services.
Documentation should include pre-anesthesia assessment, type and amount of anesthesia administered, monitoring methods used, patient response to anesthesia, start and end times of anesthesia, and post-anesthesia care notes. Specific documentation related to radical resection or amputation should also be included.
- Specialties:Anesthesiology
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center