When a Physician Performs a Surgical Procedure but Does NOT

question 63

Multiple Choice

When a physician performs a surgical procedure but does NOT provide the preoperative and/or postoperative management, the coder should use modifier:

• A) -54.
• B) -55.
• C) -56.
• D) -58.

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