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Know if You Need an Anesthesia Modifier with Procedural Code

Published on Wed Dec 16, 2015

Question: We had a young patient who came into our office for an ingrown toenail (11750). Initially, the physician was prepared to have the anesthesiologist administer local anesthesia but within minutes the patient became extremely agitated in great pain and required general anesthesia. What modifier should I use: 23 or 47? Rhode IslandSubscriber Answer: You don’t need a modifier for [...]
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