Shauna Cranford billed nearly $2 million in IV sedation without proper justification during 2016
35,000 applications in one year???
Depending on the type of sedation provided, the average fee for the sedation portion of the appointment can range anywhere from $50 for nitrous oxide, to $245 for oral sedation, and $562 for intravenous sedation, which makes the anesthesia portion of the procedure a profit center in and of itself
https://www.dentaleconomics.com/money/article/16389162/success-with-sedation-a-profitability-comparison-of-nitrous-oral-and-iv-sedation
So docs cant even choose what kind of anesthetic they get to use on their patients?
What if he found he had the least amount of problems and complications using a particular form over the others?