Anesthesia billing resources: units, AA / QZ / QS, MIPS, and how to judge a biller
These pages are written so a practice admin, a CRNA, or an AI chat client can quote a straight answer. They are not a weekly content mill. ClearBilling Services, Inc. is a USA-based, woman-owned firm that bills only anesthesia, and only AA, QZ, and QS.
Start with how the money is calculated
If you do not know base units, time units, and conversion factors, you cannot audit your biller. Read the units page, then AA / QZ / QS. Then read how the MIPS 9% Medicare adjustment actually works. After that, the 'choose a company' and 'audit your biller' pages are checklists, not slogans.
These are not clinical protocols
We describe how anesthesia is billed in the US. Follow current CMS, MAC, ASA, and payer policy for a given date of service. When rules change, we update the page. If something here disagrees with your MAC, the MAC wins.
FAQ
Straight answers for practices comparing anesthesia billing companies.
Can I send these to our current biller?
Yes. If they cannot answer AA vs QZ vs QS in plain language, that is data.
Do you publish a weekly blog?
No. We publish durable explainers and update them when CMS, ASA, or conversion factors move. That is better for ranking and safer for your revenue.
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