When Add-On Codes Are Used, the Coder Should Also Use

question 59

True/False

When add-on codes are used, the coder should also use modifier -51 to identify more than one code.

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Definitions:

Advance Directives

Written statement in which people gives instructions for their future medical care.

Typical

Characteristic of a particular person, group, situation, or thing; representing the usual or most common example.

Disinherited

The act of intentionally preventing someone from receiving inheritance or property from a will or estate.

Entire Estate

Refers to all the assets owned by an individual at the time of their death, including property, investments, and personal belongings.