A fourteen-year-old patient is brought to the Emergency Room by his mother after his foot was caught in the lawnmower blade while mowing the yard. Upon emergent examination, it was determined that reattachment surgery had to be performed immediately on digits T3 and T4 to prevent loss of the digits. The anesthesia provided for this service would be described by the appropriate anesthesia CPT code and qualifying-circumstance modifier:

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The qualifying-circumstance modifier 99140 is used for anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions, which applies to this situation where immediate surgery is required to prevent loss of digits.

A Fourteen-Year-Old Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Room by His