Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - JE Part B

CRNA licensed professional nurse who is licensed by the state in which the nurse practices and provides anesthesia/related services consistent with

• State scope of practice, training and clinical privileges
• Settings include Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC), office or outpatient hospital
  • May submit claims to Medicare directly for their services or have payment made to an employer or an entity under which they have a contract
• Specialty code 43
  • May draw blood gases, insert arterial lines, place peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) and central venous pressure (CVPs) monitors
• Consistent with formal guidelines and instructions
• With skills assessment provided during training

Locum Tenens arrangements do not apply to CRNAs and AAs.

"Incident To"

• "Nerve Blocks" may be reimbursed as part of physicians or Non Physician Practitioners (NPP) patient management with chronic pain
  • NPP include
    • Nurse Practitioner (NP), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and Physician Assistant (PA)
• If CRNA is
  • Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
  • CNS
  • "Incident to" a physician or NPP

Modifiers