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Sorry for the rather obtuse subject line....

My question is this:

Are any of you RNs working in an ambulatory surgery center, doing conscious sedation? If so, how are you paid?

I have an opportunity to do this, but the office is unclear of how to bill medicare, etc, for anesthesia. I cannot currently directly bill Medicare or third party payers as an ARNP, but I KNOW there are ASCs out there using RNs for sedation and monitoring, and they must be getting paid..........Can anyone direct me to a website or office where I can get this information?

Thanks

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Originally posted by BRobison

Sorry for the rather obtuse subject line....

My question is this:

Are any of you RNs working in an ambulatory surgery center, doing conscious sedation? If so, how are you paid?

I have an opportunity to do this, but the office is unclear of how to bill medicare, etc, for anesthesia. I cannot currently directly bill Medicare or third party payers as an ARNP, but I KNOW there are ASCs out there using RNs for sedation and monitoring, and they must be getting paid..........Can anyone direct me to a website or office where I can get this information?

Thanks

Ummm...not sure why you are of the thinking that the RNs who are doing this....are being paid as anything other than as employees. :confused: I know several RNs who are doing sedation and monitoring..right there in the NW. As for the free standing centers ...such as Endoscopy/GI...the're paying a laughable rate....according to a friend who has been on a job search in the area! She at present works for a GI specialty unit attached to a area hospital....and a was recently offered $4.00/hr less than she is currently making to work in a freestanding center.

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Brownie:

I am thinking/hoping some RNs out there are doing this and getting per diem or some such rate, because that's the unique situation I find myself in. I won't bore you with the details of why, but that's how it is.

I am just looking, mainly, for medicare billing information, and coming up empty handed in all my web searches pertaining to Washington state. Found WONDERFUl info on Pennsylvania, however.....:)

Thanks for your time on this almost-non-nursing issue.

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Originally posted by BRobison

Brownie:

I am thinking/hoping some RNs out there are doing this and getting per diem or some such rate, because that's the unique situation I find myself in. I won't bore you with the details of why, but that's how it is.

I am just looking, mainly, for medicare billing information, and coming up empty handed in all my web searches pertaining to Washington state. Found WONDERFUl info on Pennsylvania, however.....:)

Thanks for your time on this almost-non-nursing issue.

NO problem...my friend is in Washington State...so I will ask around....somebody has got to know the answer! Will check back soon!

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hey, THANKS!

If it matters, the speciality is podiatry....

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BRobison, You're welcome....I have emailed her, and will let you know her response as soon as she find out something. I hope we find out something in time to help...:)

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