Wiki EGD discontinued procedure

[angelacawthon@gmail.com]

A patient came in for and EGD and there was a stricture in the esophageal junction. The physician could not transverse the lesion so the procedure was discontinued. The exam is to be repeated in the hospital on a later date. Do you code the EGD 43235 with modifier 53 since that was the intended procedure or code an Esophagosopy since he examined the esophagus?

I was taught to code the intended procedure (EGD) with the modifier.


Thank you in advance,
Angela Cawthon

 

[RyanRaichCPC]

I would agree with you Angela. Whenever I use modifier -53 I append it to the intended procedure.