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Match the Physical Status Modifiers with their descriptions:
Match the Physical Status Modifiers with their descriptions:
P1 = A normal healthy patient P3 = A patient with severe systemic disease P5 = A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation P6 = A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes
Match the HCPCS Anesthesia Modifiers with their meanings:
Match the HCPCS Anesthesia Modifiers with their meanings:
AA = Anesthesia services personally performed by the anesthesiologist QS = Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) services QK = Medical direction of two, three, or four concurrent anesthesia procedures QZ = Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) without medical direction by a physician
Match the CPT Modifiers for Anesthesia Codes with their definitions:
Match the CPT Modifiers for Anesthesia Codes with their definitions:
23 = Unusual Anesthesia 53 = Discontinued Procedure 74 = Discontinued outpatient after anesthesia administered 99 = Multiple modifiers
Match the Qualifying Circumstances codes with their scenarios:
Match the Qualifying Circumstances codes with their scenarios:
Match the Physical Status Modifiers with their risk levels:
Match the Physical Status Modifiers with their risk levels:
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Physical Status Modifiers
- P1: Normal, healthy patient.
- P2: Mild systemic disease.
- P3: Severe systemic disease.
- P4: Severe, life-threatening systemic disease.
- P5: Moribund; unlikely to survive without surgery.
- P6: Brain-dead organ donor.
HCPCS Anesthesia Modifiers
- AA: Anesthesiologist personally performed anesthesia.
- AD: Supervision of more than four concurrent procedures.
- QK: Medical direction of two to four concurrent procedures.
- QS: Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) – can be billed by a physician or qualified non-physician anesthetist.
- QX: Qualified non-physician anesthetist with physician medical direction.
- QY: Medical direction of one CRNA/AA by an anesthesiologist.
- QZ: CRNA without physician medical direction.
CPT Modifiers for Anesthesia Codes
- 23: Unusual anesthesia.
- 53: Discontinued procedure.
- 59: Distinct procedural service.
- 74: Discontinued outpatient procedure after anesthesia.
- 99: Multiple modifiers used.
Qualifying Circumstances Modifiers
- 99100: Anesthesia for patients under 1 year or over 70 years old.
- 99116: Anesthesia complicated by total body hypothermia.
- 99135: Anesthesia complicated by controlled hypotension.
- 99140: Anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions.
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