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Wiki Discontinued IV fluids Procedure

Thread starter KoBee
Start date Sep 15, 2022

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KoBee

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Sep 15, 2022

Hello everyone -

I get some confusion on when to use modifier 52 vs 53

I have a patient who was scheduled to have IV fluids for (DKA), IV was placed but no saline started yet, as patient ended up getting high blood pressure. Can we bill for that? if so, would modifier 53 be used in this case?

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