23 Unusual Anesthesia: Occasionally, a procedure, which usually requires either no anesthesia or local anesthesia...
CPT® Code Modifiers
23 - Unusual Anesthesia: Occasionally, a procedure, which usually requires either no anesthesia or local anesthesia, because of unusual circumstances must be done under general anesthesia. This circumstance may be reported by adding modifier 23 to the procedure code of the basic service.
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