A patient is to have a diagnostic arthroscopy of the left knee. The physician inserted the arthroscope and the patient went into respiratory distress. The arthroscope was withdrawn and the procedure was terminated. What is a correct modifier?
A) -53 Discontinued procedure
B) -51 Multiple procedures
C) -76 Repeat procedure
D) -26 Professional component

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Modifier -53 is used to indicate a procedure that is discontinued after the patient's well-being is threatened. In this scenario, the procedure was terminated due to the patient going into respiratory distress, making -53 the correct modifier.

A Patient Is to Have a Diagnostic Arthroscopy of the Left