Comparison

Anesthesia Central vs Mobile Coder Anesthesia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Anesthesia Central

This app provides anesthesiologists and critical care specialists with essential information for patient care before, during, and after surgery. It includes disease, drug, test, and procedure details, along with access to the PubMed database for journal articles.

Highlights
  • Disease, drug, test, and procedure information
  • Access to PubMed database
  • MGH Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
  • Davis's Drug Guide
  • Pocket ICU Management
  • Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests
  • Integrated calculators
Features
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** The All-In-One Mobile and Web Solution for Anesthesiology ** ABOUT ANESTHESIA CENTRAL Anesthesia Central is a must-have resource for every anesthesiologist, critical care specialist, nurse anesthetist, and trainee. Consult the automatically updating collection of disease, drug, test, and procedure information for treating patients before, during, and after surgery. Download to your mobile device and use the quick-read format to find answers fast or search for journal articles and citations in the full PubMed database – anytime, anywhere. Five comprehensive resources included with Anesthesia Central. MGH CLINICAL ANESTHESIA PROCEDURES Includes proven guidelines for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesia care, developed by the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE Refer to need-to-know information on dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, and patient education for more than 5,000 medications. POCKET ICU MANAGEMENT Focuses on conditions found in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and covers a range of topics from life-threatening disorders to presenting conditions. POCKET GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Pocket Guide to Diagnostics Tests provides evidence-based recommendations on the selection and interpretation of over 450 laboratory, imaging, and microbiology tests. Prime PubMed Search Connect to the full MEDLINE/PubMed database. Stay up to date with your favorite medical journals, perform powerful searches, link directly to the publisher’s full text, and share articles via email or social media. Visually explore the literature using Grapherence®, a unique way to find related and relevant articles. FEATURES • Receive 1-year of drug updates • Download any new editions of included resources free for 1-year • Make quick calculations with integrated calculators • Create custom notes and highlights within entries • Consult trusted, up-to-date procedure, drug, and test information • Jump quickly between resources using Cross Links • Access to PubMed database through Prime • Use the advanced search capabilities to find topics fast • Bookmark important entries with “Favorites” • Get access to Anesthesia Central website for 1-year DRUG AND CONTENT UPDATES • After initial Anesthesia Central purchase you will receive updates for one year • After one year, you can purchase updates for an additional year, at the discounted rate of $99.99. If you do not choose to purchase, you can continue to use the product but will not receive updates. • This app will automatically renew annually at the current renewal rate ($99.99) and charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of the one-year subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Senior Editor: Wilton C. Levine, MD Associate Editors: Rae M. Allain, MD; Theodore A. Alston, MD, PhD; Peter F. Dunn, MD; Jean Kwo, MD; Carl E. Rosow, MD, PhD Publisher: Lippincott Willams & Wilkins Pocket ICU Management: Authors: Michael H. Wall, MD, FCCM; Pamela R. Roberts, MD, FCCM; J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCM Publisher: PocketMedicine.com Davis's Drug Guide: Authors: April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN, FAAN; Cynthia A. Sanoski, BS, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS Publisher: F.A. Davis Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests: Editors: Diana Nicoll, MD, PhD, MPA; Chuanyi Mark Lu, MD; Michael Pignone, MD, MPH; Stephen J. McPhee, MD Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

Mobile Coder Anesthesia

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NOW AVAILABLE: Subscription with 2026 CPT® Codes! -------------------------------------- Free to try before you buy! Streamlined and efficient, Mobile Coder is a mobile CPT® billing App that puts an end to anesthesiology coding troubles. Mobile Coder Anesthesia includes a comprehensive set of CPT® codes used by anesthesiologists. Via a simple graphical interface and several search options, you can quickly create a patient file, and then find and apply the CPT® codes you’re looking for to that patient. Simply touch the relevant anatomic zone to quickly and easily locate tailored lists of CPT® codes for that zone. A handy text search offers a powerful way to target the correct procedure codes. Another convenient feature allows you to identify "favorite" CPT® codes, so common procedures can be pulled up very quickly. You can apply modifiers to your codes, and add extra notes to each code you use in case extra details would help your billing department. A full procedure report containing all patient identifying data, plus CPT® code(s), assistants, location and date of surgery can be emailed directly to your biller or any email address from within the App. Patient procedure details can be logged and stored for convenient reference. Residents and anyone collecting cases for research or board recertification should find the logging feature useful. Want to track your Mobile Coder data offline? An export feature provides an easy way to export your data out of Mobile Coder Anesthesia and into a spreadsheet. Please note: As downloaded, this is a lite version of Mobile Coder Anesthesia that allows a prospective buyer to sample the user interface and all App functionality, but is limited to one code per body zone sub-category. If you like it, please consider upgrading to the full version via our In-App store for a comprehensive set of CPT® codes for these twenty anesthesiology zones: 1. Head 2. Neck 3. Spine and Spinal Cord 4. Thorax 5. Intrathoracic 6. Upper Abdomen 7. Lower Abdomen 8. Pelvis (Except Hip) 9. Perineum 10. Shoulder and Axilla 11. Upper Arm and Elbow 12. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand 13. Upper Leg (Except Knee) 14. Knee and Popliteal Area 15. Lower Leg (Below Knee) 16. Obstetric 17. Radiological Procedures 18. Burn Excisions or Debridement 19. E & M 20. Other Procedures Please note that the price of the full version includes a required per-user royalty paid to the AMA to use CPT® codes in a licensed electronic product per code year. Thank you for choosing Mobile Coder Anesthesia - we appreciate your business! ----------------------------------- Coming soon: Mobile Coder Hospitalist & several other specialties. ----------------------------------- Have a question? Find a major or minor problem? Got a great suggestion? Please let us know by emailing us at: support@psygo.com -----------------------------------

Screenshots

Anesthesia Central4 screens
Mobile Coder Anesthesia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Anesthesia Central at 15.0 against Mobile Coder Anesthesia's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anesthesia Central sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year and Mobile Coder Anesthesia sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anesthesia Central ships an update every 9 months, Mobile Coder Anesthesia every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Anesthesia Central versus Mobile Coder Anesthesia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnesthesia CentralMobile Coder Anesthesia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (104 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings104 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB12 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Psygo LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anesthesia Central

Subscriptions1
  • Anesthesia Central Renewal$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anesthesia Central$169.99
9 purchases

Mobile Coder Anesthesia

Subscriptions1
  • Full-Version for One Year$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • 2017 Full Version$79.99
  • 2018 Full Version + New Codes$79.99
  • 2019 Full Version + New Codes$89.99
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  • 2020 Full Version + New Codes$89.99
  • 2021 Full Version + New Codes$89.99
  • 2022 Full Version + New Codes$89.99
  • 2023 Full Version + New Codes$89.99
  • 2024 Full Version + New Codes$89.99

Questions

Is Anesthesia Central free?
Anesthesia Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mobile Coder Anesthesia free?
Mobile Coder Anesthesia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anesthesia Central or Mobile Coder Anesthesia have ads?
Neither Anesthesia Central nor Mobile Coder Anesthesia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anesthesia Central or Mobile Coder Anesthesia?
Anesthesia Central ships an update every 9 months, and Mobile Coder Anesthesia every 5 months. Most recently, Anesthesia Central was updated on October 2, 2026 and Mobile Coder Anesthesia on September 24, 2026.

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