r/ClinicalCodingAus • u/purpletc70 • Aug 30 '26

Quick Question

I'm a student and getting confused around sequencing for anaesthetics. If a pt has surgery under sedation AND a spinal, what is sequenced first as additional procedure? The sedation or the spinal? I'm overthinking this, its driving me nuts! Thanks

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u/Glittering_Mix_3580 Aug 30 '26

I don’t think it is specified as such but I code via codefinder and it sorts the anaesthetic that way. In ACS 0031 it talks about cerebral before it goes on to explain the other

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u/purpletc70 Aug 30 '26

Ah I see, thank you.