Wiki Question about an incomplete Endoscopy

[tholcomb]

Good morning fellow coders,

A patient was brought in to have an esophagoscopy 43200 after the anesthesia was administered the patient's blood pressure sky rocketed there the procedure was cancelled the scope was not entered would modifier 74 be appropriate?

Thank you,
TH

 

[coachlang3]

If it's for a facility charge, yes.

 

[meg0630]

Correct.

If you are billing for the physician you would use -53.