Ms. McClinton was administered anesthesia by an anesthesiologist in her dentist's office when she was seen for her dental procedure. The dentist usually performs the procedure with a local anesthetic, but anesthesia was administered in this circumstance due to the patient's extreme anxiety. What would be the correct modifier for the procedure?

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Modifier-23 (Unusual Anesthesia) is the correct modifier. The dental procedure would have normally been performed under local anesthesia, but due to the unusual circumstances, an anesthesiologist was required to administer a heavier dose of anesthesia to the patient. Modifier -47 is incorrect because the anesthesia was administered by the anesthesiologist not a surgeon.

Ms McClinton Was Administered Anesthesia by an Anesthesiologist in Her