If Anesthesia Was Provided to a Patient Who Is Not

question 18

Short Answer

If anesthesia was provided to a patient who is not expected to survive without the surgical procedure being performed, which physical status modifier would be appended to the anesthesia code? (Make sure to include a dash in front of your modifier answer.-XX)

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Definitions:

Finder

An individual who locates something that was lost and may have certain legal rights or obligations regarding its care or return.

Lost Property

Items that were unintentionally left or forgotten by their owner, where the owner is not known or cannot be found.

Original Owner

The first or initial owner of an item, property, or intellectual property right.

Ownership

The state or fact of being the legal possessor or holder of an item, property, or asset.