Is modifier -47 ever added to an anesthesia code?

Modifier -47 is specifically used to indicate that a procedure was performed with the involvement of anesthesia. However, it is important to note that this modifier is not applied to anesthesia codes. Instead, it is used to indicate that the physician or other qualified healthcare professional provided anesthesia management during a procedure that was not performed by an anesthesiologist. Since anesthesia codes already encompass the provision of anesthesia care, adding modifier -47 to them does not apply.

Anesthesia codes inherently include the anesthesia service as part of the procedure itself, so there would be no need or appropriate context for using modifier -47 in this scenario. Consequently, the answer indicating that modifier -47 is never added to an anesthesia code accurately reflects the coding guidelines and practices in this field.