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Hi! My name is Dianne C. Moseley, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CANPC, creator of Chart Talk ~ Anesthesia Coding Conversations. I am a healthcare professional with more than 32 years of experience in revenue cycle management and 15 years focused specifically on anesthesia coding, auditing, compliance, and education. Throughout my career, I have worked across multiple areas of the revenue cycle, giving me a broad understanding of how documentation, coding, compliance, and reimbursement work together. My passion has always been education—taking complicated coding concepts and making them easier to understand and apply in the real world. That passion is what led to the creation of Chart Talk. What began as a place to have conversations about anesthesia coding is growing into a comprehensive educational resource for anesthesia coders, auditors, educators, and compliance professionals. Chart Talk brings together practical coding guidance, anatomy-based education, documentation and compliance resources, auditing insights, quick-reference guides, educational series, and real-world discussions about the challenges we encounter every day in anesthesia coding. My goal is not simply to provide an answer to a coding question, but to encourage coders to understand why an answer is correct—by learning the anatomy, reviewing the documentation, researching authoritative guidance, and developing the confidence to make well-supported coding decisions. Welcome to Chart Talk ~ Anesthesia Coding Conversations — where we learn, question, research, and grow together.

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Welcome to the Chart Talk Blog — a place for conversations about anesthesia coding, auditing, documentation, compliance, anatomy, and the real-world challenges coding professionals encounter every day. Explore recent articles, educational series, coding discussions, and practical insights designed to help us continue learning together.

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  • Spring Cleaning Your Anesthesia Documentation

    Common Documentation Gaps Auditors See in Anesthesia Records As winter fades and spring begins, many of us start thinking about spring cleaning—clearing out clutter, organizing what matters, and making sure everything is in its proper place. The same concept applies to anesthesia documentation. For anesthesia coders, auditors, and compliance professionals, spring is a great time…

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  • To Register for Webinar

    To Register for any upcoming Webinars, you will go to aapc.com. Choose the training and Events then click on Local Chapter Events. There you will be able to find the webinars and register. When you click on Local Chapter Events it will bring up Find a Chapter where you can select your state Then you…

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  • Updated AAPC Chapter Webinars

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  • Upcoming Webinar – Anesthesia 101

    You can not register for this webinar from the flyer. Please register at aapc.com.

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  • One-Lung Ventilation (OLV) and ASA 00541: A Guide for Anesthesia Coders

    One-lung ventilation (OLV) is a specialized anesthetic technique commonly used during thoracic surgical procedures to allow the surgeon access to the operative lung while the other lung continues to provide ventilation and oxygenation. For anesthesia coders, understanding how and when OLV is used helps clarify why certain anesthesia CPT codes apply—particularly ASA 00541. One-lung ventilation…

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  • General Anesthesia vs. MAC: What Coders and Auditors Should Really Be Looking For

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  • February 2026 Monthly Tip Sheet

    Cardiac Conditions and Anesthesia Coding Essentials

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  • Updated Hernia Decision Tree by the ASA

    *Anesthesia for hernia repairs in the lower abdomen not otherwise specified; younger than 1 year of age   – 00834 Anesthesia for hernia repairs in the lower abdomen not otherwise specified; infants younger that 37 weeks gestation age at birth and younger than 50 weeks gestational age at time of surgery  –  00836

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  • Sacroiliac Joint Nerve Block (CPT 64451): A Coding and Clinical Overview

    IntroductionThe sacroiliac (SI) joint is a well-recognized source of low back and buttock pain. Due to its complex anatomy and variable innervation, diagnosing SI joint–mediated pain can be challenging. Sacroiliac joint nerve blocks play a critical role in both diagnosing and treating this condition. CPT code 64451 was created to more accurately describe injections targeting…

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