P3
P3
Each status modifier reported with an anesthesia code to indicate the patient's condition at the time anesthesia was administered.
multiple procedures, -51
32
qx
01610
As of 2022, the CPT code and modifier for vasovasostomy discontinued after anesthesia due to heart arrhythmia hospital patient is: 55400 (74)
Modifier 59 is used to represent a different session or patient encounter, different procedure or surgery, different site or organ system, separate incision/excision, separate lesion, or separate injury (or area of injury in extensive injuries) not ordinarily encountered or performed on the same day by the same physician. You would not use modifier 59 on an E&M service such as 99396.
An awkward modifier is a modifier that interrupts the flow of the sentence. =] A modifier that interrupts the flow of the sentence
APEX A limiting modifier is a modifier that limits the meaning of another word in the sentence
modifier -51
A technical component modifier.