Cosentus

Anesthesia Billing Services in San Diego, CA

Dedicated anesthesia billing expertise for practices in San Diego and across San Diego County. Real People + AI.

About Cosentus

Cosentus is a healthcare revenue cycle management company combining specialty-trained experts with AI-native technology. With 25+ years of experience, we manage the full revenue cycle for anesthesia practices in San Diego and across California through our Accreda division. From coding to collections, every step is connected through Zeus AI, which runs 23 modules, and managed by people who stay in anesthesia.

Base Units, Time Units, Modifiers. One Wrong Move and Revenue Disappears.

  • Base units, time-unit accuracy, medical direction modifiers, and concurrency rules trip up generic billing teams every day
  • Payers have their own anesthesia-specific reimbursement rules. What works for one doesn’t work for another
  • Authorization lapses on high-cost cases lead to write-offs that could have been prevented
  • Without anesthesia-trained coders, undercoding and missed charges become the norm

Anesthesia Experts + Ai Working Together

  • Dedicated anesthesia billing team that understands units, modifiers, concurrency, and the rules each payer follows, because that’s all they do
  • Ai handles eligibility verification, authorization tracking, and claim follow-up across your full volume
  • Every denied claim gets a root cause review to prevent the same issue from recurring
  • Live dashboards showing collections by provider, case type, payer, and facility
98%
Net Collection Rate
48hrs
Charge Lag
99%
Clean Claim Rate
<15%
AR Over 90 Days

San Diego is a major healthcare market anchored by Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, and UC San Diego Health. The region's large military population creates significant TRICARE volume, adding a layer of complexity to anesthesia billing that most billing companies overlook. Combined with a growing number of ambulatory surgery centers and an active population that drives high surgical demand, San Diego anesthesia groups need billing teams that understand the specific payer dynamics of this market.

Cosentus, through our Accreda division, provides full-cycle anesthesia billing and revenue cycle management tailored to San Diego practices. Our team handles TRICARE billing alongside commercial, Medicare, and Medi-Cal claims with equal precision. Every case is coded by anesthesia specialists who understand the base unit, time unit, and modifier requirements specific to each payer in the San Diego market.

Complete Anesthesia Revenue Cycle

Anesthesia-Specific Coding

Base units, time units, modifiers, concurrency. Coded accurately for every case type including cardiac, OB, pain, and regional.

Payer-Specific Billing Rules

Each payer reimburses anesthesia differently. Our team knows the rules for every major carrier and adapts accordingly.

Credentialing & Enrollment

Provider credentialing managed across all payers and facilities. DEA, OIG, and CAQH kept current.

Prior Authorization

Authorizations tracked and cleared before scheduled procedures. No OR delays. No revenue surprises.

Denial Management & Appeals

Every denial gets a root cause review. Clinical rationale built by anesthesia experts. 95%+ appeal success rate.

AR Follow-Up & Collections

Chris calls payers thousands of times per week for claim status, escalations, and resolution. Your team focuses on patients.

Patient Billing & Support

Cindy handles patient balances, pre-procedure cost estimates, and billing questions in over 50 languages.

Analytics & Visibility

Live dashboards by provider, case type, facility, payer, and denial category. No waiting for month-end reports.

What Our Clients Say.

Anesthesia

What separates Accreda from other anesthesia billing companies is its dedication to collecting every dollar possible for its clients, along with providing an excellent team of people who are loyal and helpful.

JF
Dr. John B. Field Jr.
Vice President, Anesthesia Associates
Anesthesia

Year-over-year collection rate of 97% from commercial payers and 98% overall. I can wholeheartedly recommend Accreda.

RR
Randy Robbins, M.D.
Anesthesia Group Practice Administrator

Pre-Service Payment Collection

Priya contacts patients before procedures with verified cost estimates, lifting pre-service collections 30–40% vs post-service. She handles the volume so your team focuses on clinical care.

30–40%
Higher Collection Rate
3–7 Days
Before Procedure
Priya, Pre-Service Payment Collection
Priya
Pre-Service Cost Estimates
Leadership Combined Experience
250+years exclusively in anesthesia RCM
Logan Lowry
Logan Lowry
President
Mark Wines
Mark Wines
Chief Growth Officer
JR Thompson
JR Thompson
Sr. VP Chief Operating Officer
Joseph Demory
Joseph Demory
Director Anesthesia Services
Laurie Allen
Laurie Allen
VP Anesthesia Operations
Melissa George
Melissa George
Sr. RCM Manager
Evan Sewell
Evan Sewell
Director RCM
Liz Hussey
Liz Hussey
Credentialing Manager
Maisie Villegas
Maisie Villegas
Director Quality Improvement
Thomas Wilson
Thomas Wilson
Regional Director- Anesthesia Services
Why Local Knowledge Matters

We Know California Payers

San Diego practices work with a unique payer mix that includes TRICARE, commercial carriers, Medicare, Medi-Cal managed care, and VA billing. The Accreda team understands the specific authorization, documentation, and filing requirements for each of these payers in the San Diego market, which means fewer denials and faster collections.

Dedicated to Anesthesia

Accreda by Cosentus brings 250+ years of combined anesthesia billing experience to every account. Our coders and billers work exclusively in anesthesia. They understand modifier stacking, medical direction rules, concurrency documentation, and time-based billing. This is not general billing applied to anesthesia. It is anesthesia billing, start to finish.

National Reach. Local Focus.

We manage anesthesia revenue cycles across the country, but your Accreda team knows San Diego. They understand the local hospital systems, the military healthcare network, and the payer behaviors that shape revenue for anesthesia groups in this market. National infrastructure, local knowledge.

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