Dr. Moore is scheduled to perform a routine removal of a mole from Ralph's left shoulder under local anesthesia. Dr. Moore has injected the local anesthetic and is about to begin the procedure when Ralph suddenly has a panic attack and states, "I just can't handle this!" Dr. Moore halts the procedure. When you code for this procedure, which of the following modifiers will you use?
A. 23: Unusual Anesthesia
B. 47: Anesthesia by Surgeon
C. 52: Reduced Services
D. 53: Discontinued Procedure
E. 56: Preoperative Management Only
C. 52: Reduced Services
You would use modifier 52, Reduced Services, to indicate that the service was reduced or eliminated by the physician due to circumstances. Since the patient was not endangered at any point, modifier 53, Discontinued Procedure, is not appropriate.
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