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Note: Do not use these HCPCS modiï¬ers if the provider of service is a Qualiï¬ ed Nonphysician Anesthetist. 1  or AA. â¢ AA : Anesthesia service personally performed by the anesthesiologist. â¢ QY: Medical direction of one Qualiï¬ed Nonphysician Anesthetist by an anesthesiologist.
Anesthesia is a way to control pain during a surgery or procedure by using medicine called anesthetics. It can help control your breathing, blood pressure, blood flow, and heart rate and rhythm. Anesthesia may be used to: Relax you. Block pain. Make you sleepy or forgetful. Make you unconscious for your surgery. Other medicines may be used along with anesthesia, such as ones to help you relax or to reverse the effects of anesthesia. What are the types of anesthesia? Local anesthesia numbs a small part of the body for minor procedures.