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    Wiki Discontinued Procedure and same day completed procedure

    Hello, We have a patient whose general anesthesia case was discontinued post admin of anesthesia due to cardiac event. The patient later came back same day for the case under local. How would we bill the secondary completed case. Would this be considered repeat (76), unplanned return to OR (78)...
    • apoland
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    • 53 modifier 58 modifer 78 modifier discontinued procedure
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    Wiki Modifier 53 for ASC Procedure?

    I do physician billing (not billing for the facility) and the doctor documented that after anesthesia was administered the patient's "heart rate increased to 120-130 with some decreased bp so procedure not preformed, will need cardiology eval and may consider trusp under local w cognitive...
    • toria11
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    • 53 modifier asc discontinued procedure physician billing
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