Coding for diagnostic radiology procedures - hospital technical:
Radiology procedures interrupted or aborted:
1) Inpatient: Procedures post conscious sedation aborted determined by physician but not because of extenuating circumstances or threatening wellbeing of patient, perhaps just patient anxiety - or physician couldn't advance scope or catheter, ect...: no modifier or modifier 52? (for our outpatients post-anesthesia we would bill modifier 74).
Would anxiety be considered threatening wellbeing ?
Is modifier 53 strictly for professional (physician) reporting ?
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who can clarify these two modifiers.
Radiology procedures interrupted or aborted:
1) Inpatient: Procedures post conscious sedation aborted determined by physician but not because of extenuating circumstances or threatening wellbeing of patient, perhaps just patient anxiety - or physician couldn't advance scope or catheter, ect...: no modifier or modifier 52? (for our outpatients post-anesthesia we would bill modifier 74).
Would anxiety be considered threatening wellbeing ?
Is modifier 53 strictly for professional (physician) reporting ?
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who can clarify these two modifiers.