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    Wiki Attempted C-section delivery- Modifier 53 or 52?

    We are a physician group practice and our Obgyn provided antepartum, postpartum services and performed an attempted C-section but wasn't able to deliver the baby due to extenuating circumstance. We think our MD should be rightfully paid for the reduced global service. We billed as 59510 with...
    • hema_anan
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    • attempted c-section discontinued procedure extenuating circumstance global maternity global ob care modifier 52 modifier 53 partially reduced provider discretion terminated
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    • Forum: OB/GYN
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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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    • Forum: Modifiers
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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
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Modifiers
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    Wiki ASC Discontinued Procedure

    Billing for both ASC (POS 24) as well as professional/MD: A patient that was checked in for a non-anesthesia procedure and was provided pre-procedure care (BP, Glucose, O2 monitoring), but the procedure was cancelled at provider's discretion due to patient's vitals at the time. The total time...
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