US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 12, § 140
Qualified Nonphysician Anesthetist Services
Section 9320 of OBRA 1986 authorized payment under a fee schedule to certified
registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and anesthesiologists’ assistants. CRNAs and
anesthesiologists’ assistants may bill Medicare directly for their services or have payment
made to any individual or entity (such as a hospital, critical access hospital, physician,
group practice, or ambulatory surgical center) with which the CRNA or anesthesiologist’s
assistant has an employment or contractor relationship that provides for payment to be
made to the individual or entity.
History
(Rev. 3883; Issued: 10-13-17; Effective: 01-16-18; Implementation: 01-16-18)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
56ca14e4d31cf2683898b0f37a1074954eb60958d54a179d0474e32800d2511f
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