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Set Up ASA Crosswalk Codes

You can add or modify a crosswalk entry for an ASA and Surgery code combination from the Crosswalk Library Search window:

  1. Open File Maintenance.
  2. Select Libraries, and then select ASA Crosswalk.
    The ASA Crosswalk List window opens.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To create a new library, select open menu , and then select New.
    • To modify an existing library, select the library from the list, and then select open menu , and then select Open.
    The Crosswalk Library Search window opens.
  4. From the bottom section of the window, do one of the following:
    • To create a new crosswalk entry, select open menu button , and then select New.

      The Add Crosswalk Library window opens.

    • To modify an existing crosswalk entry, search for an ASA/surgery code crosswalk (see Search for an ASA or Surgery Code Crosswalk.

      Select the item from the list, and then select open menu , and then select Open.

    The Modify Crosswalk Library window opens.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 defaults the CPT4 Codes master file and you can change it, if required.
  7. In Base Unit, enter the number of base units for the ASA/surgery crosswalk.
  8. To indicate the crosswalk with time based billing, select Time Based Billing Ind.
  9. To indicate the crosswalk as primary procedure, select Primary Procedure Ind.
  10. To indicate the crosswalk as category III code, select Category III code Ind.
  11. Select OK.
Set Up ASA Crosswalk Codes