Set Up ASA Crosswalk Codes

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Import an ASA Crosswalk File

You must first obtain the Excel® file for the current year from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and then download and save it to a local directory. The Excel file can then be imported into an ASA Crosswalk library in File Maintenance. Use the following procedure to import an ASA Crosswalk file in Excel comma delimited (.csv) format. Access File Maintenance. Select Libraries, and then select ASA Crosswalk. The ASA Crosswalk List window opens. From the list, select the library into which the Excel file is to be imported. Right-click and select ASA Crosswalk Import. The Import ASA Crosswalk Data window opens. For more information on the required column order in the Excel (.csv) file to be imported see the yellow Importing an ASA Crosswalk File note on the Import ASA Crosswalk Data window. In the ASA Crosswalk Comma Delimited Input File field, select Open Folder . The Open window opens. Browse to the directory location to which you previously downloaded and saved the ASA Cr

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Search for an ASA/Surgery Code Crosswalk

Use the following procedure to search for an existing ASA/surgery code crosswalk from the Crosswalk Library Search window: In the Search Method section at the top of the window, select one of the following buttons: Anes. Code (default): To search for a crosswalk using the anesthesia CPT code. Anes. Description: To search for a crosswalk using the description of the anesthesia CPT code. Surg. Code: To search for a crosswalk using the surgical procedure CPT code. Surg. Description: To search for a crosswalk using the description of the surgical procedure CPT code. Select the Search for keyphrase anywhere in the item check box to search for the text entered in the Type the first letter(s) of the item you want to locate field anywhere in the line item. If endoscopy is entered and the check box is not selected, the search identifies line items with descriptions that start the word endoscopy. If the check box is selected, the search identifies line items with descriptions that start with or

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Set Up ASA Crosswalk Codes

Use the following procedure to add or modify a crosswalk entry for an ASA and Surgery code combination from the Crosswalk Library Search window: From the bottom section of the window, do one of the following: To create a new crosswalk entry, select open menu button and select New. The Add Crosswalk Library window opens. To modify an existing crosswalk entry, search for an ASA/surgery code crosswalk. Select the item from the list, and then select open menu button and select Open. The Modify Crosswalk Library window opens. In the Anes Code field, do one of the following: Enter the anesthesia CPT code. Select Lookup to search and select the anesthesia code from the CPT4 Code Search window. The Description field defaults from the CPT4 Codes master file and can be changed if needed. In the Surg Code field, do one of the following: Enter the surgery CPT code. Select Lookup to search and select the surgery code from the CPT4 Code Search window. The Description field defaults from the CPT4 Cod

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Add or Modify an ASA Crosswalk Library

Access File Maintenance. Select Libraries, and then ASA Crosswalk. The ASA Crosswalk List window opens. Do one of the following: To create a new library, select open menu button and select New. To modify an existing library, select the library from the list, and then select open menu button and select Open. The Crosswalk Library Search window opens. In the Library Name field, enter a name for the library. This field is required. In the Effective Date field, enter the date the library becomes effective. This field is required. In the Expiration Date field, enter the date the library expires. This field is required. In the bottom section of the window, add or modify ASA and Surgery code combinations as needed. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Set Up ASA Crosswalk Codes Import an ASA Crosswalk File Parent topic: ASA Crosswalk Library

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Search for an ASA/Surgery Code Crosswalk

Use the following procedure to search for an existing ASA/surgery code crosswalk from the Crosswalk Library Search window: In the Search Method section at the top of the window, select one of the following buttons: Anes. Code (default): To search for a crosswalk using the anesthesia CPT code. Anes. Description: To search for a crosswalk using the description of the anesthesia CPT code. Surg. Code: To search for a crosswalk using the surgical procedure CPT code. Surg. Description: To search for a crosswalk using the description of the surgical procedure CPT code. Select the Search for keyphrase anywhere in the item check box to search for the text entered in the Type the first letter(s) of the item you want to locate field anywhere in the line item. If endoscopy is entered and the check box is not selected, the search identifies line items with descriptions that start the word endoscopy. If the check box is selected, the search identifies line items with descriptions that start with or

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ASA Crosswalk Library

The ASA Crosswalk library enables you to create a table of cross-references between anesthesia CPT codes and surgical procedure CPT codes. When the crosswalk is activated for one or more locations within the practice, charges for those locations are entered on the Charge Posting window in NextGen® Enterprise PM using one of the following methods: An anesthesia code is entered in the Svc Item field, and then the corresponding surgery code is selected from the crosswalk in the Surg Proc field. A surgery code is entered in the Surg Proc field, and then the corresponding anesthesia code from the crosswalk automatically defaults into the Svc Item field. The ASA Crosswalk library can be created manually by entering individual anesthesia/surgery code combinations into the library. Or it can be created automatically by importing a file obtained from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) that includes all anesthesia/surgery code combinations. Whether using Basic Anesthesia Billing or

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