An 81-year-old male came in to have a permanent transvenous pacemaker inserted and has a mild systemic disease. What are the appropriate codes you should report for the anesthesiologist?

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The appropriate anesthesia code for this procedure is 00530, which is for an "insertion or replacement of a permanent cardiac pacemaker with transvenous electrode(s), single or dual chamber." The modifier P2 is used for a patient with a mild systemic disease, and the anesthesiologist should also report code 99100 for monitoring during the procedure. Option A is incorrect because it uses modifier P3, which is for a patient with severe systemic disease, and Option B and D use the wrong code for the procedure.

An 81-Year-Old Male Came in to Have a Permanent Transvenous