One remaining surgical procedure is scheduled in the surgical suite for the day. The attending anesthesiologist prepares the day's documentation while remaining available for one CRNA that provides anesthesia administration for today's last case. When billing for this anesthesia service, the coder should use modifier _______ to describe the anesthesiologist's role in providing anesthesia.

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Modifier QY is used to indicate that an anesthesiologist medically directed one Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in providing anesthesia for a surgical procedure. This scenario describes the anesthesiologist's role as overseeing the CRNA's administration of anesthesia, fitting the definition of medical direction.

One Remaining Surgical Procedure Is Scheduled in the Surgical Suite