… Similar inconsistency was seen for an otherwise healthy 37-… sedation were significantly
lower than those assigned (… its regulatory applications or its use as a billing modifier? Each goal …

… nature has led to marked inconsistency when used. The … Citation1 proposed the usage
of a modifier for pregnancy (G … It was found that anaesthetists reduced their ratings when …

… result in inconsistent assignments among anesthesiologists. … diseases or inclusion of
modifiers for states with increased … nonanesthesia trained scoring lower than anesthesia-trained…

… modifiers in order to decrease inter-rater variability. … in such a well-documented universally
grading system is use of the term “… there is inconsistent application with no follow through (7). …

… The purpose of this study was to assess consistency when public sector … Use of a
modifier reduces inconsistency in the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status …

… Multiple studies have reported discrepancies in the ASA-PS … codes, duration of anesthesia,
and modifiers. One additional … decreases in total payments to academic anesthesiology. …

… States reimburse anesthesia services on the basis of sum of base units, modifiers for …
There are decreased breath sounds in the right upper lung fields. An expiratory CXR shows …

… An “E” modifier is added to physical status scores for … also displayed on the right lower portion
of the anesthetic record on … When notified of the apparent discrepancies between our ASA …

… Abstract Purpose The influence of obesity on anesthetic risk … with inconsistent assignment
of ASA-PS scores10-13 … whom there would have been a reduced risk of a diagnosed obesity-…

… The purpose of this study was to validate a patient-centered … fit across different definitions:
a lower AIC indicates a better fit … well documented to have interrater inconsistencies, given its …