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I have been doing billing in a mid-size anesthesia group in the southeast, and the headaches due to incorrect start/end time documentation or absence of modifiers are not imaginary. A recent refusal was reduced to the failure to map the surgical CPT to the correct right ASA code super common slip-up that swallows revenue. Even such a minor adjustment as keeping a good time-keeping tool in the course of cases has reduced our number of errors significantly. Wondering whether other people have encountered this mess and relieved themselves by outsourcing anesthesia billing services? What has been your experience- worth it or more trouble? Let's swap stories and tips!