AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 1 (January)
Modifier '47' (January 2004)
January 2004 page 27d Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Modifiers, 47 (Q&A) Question What is the correct way to report a regional or general anesthesia provided by the surgeon who is also performing the procedure? AMA Comment Regional or general anesthesia provided by the surgeon who is also performing the procedure is reported by appending modifier ‘47,’ Anesthesia by surgeon, to the surgical procedure code reported. Use of modifier ‘47’ alerts the third-party payer to the fact that the surgeon personally performed the anesthesia. Under no circumstance should modifier ‘47’ be appended to anesthesia procedures...
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