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Q/A: Reporting discontinued procedure after anesthesia administered

Q: A patient went to the operating room under anesthesia for cataract extraction and repair of retinal detachment of the same eye.

The surgeon successfully removed the cataract. The surgeon then accessed the back of the eye to begin to repair the detachment. After reviewing the condition of this eye area, the surgeon determined that the eye was in such bad shape it could not be saved, so the detachment was not repaired and surgery was ended.
 
 
 
The patient was under anesthesia and the retinal detachment repair procedure was begun (although barely) but then cancelled. Should we report this procedure since the facility incurred expenses for the surgical attempt at repair? 

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