A Patient Comes to the Office for an Annual Physical

question 36

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the office for an annual physical and at the end of the examination the patient complains of low back pain that has been bothering him for a few weeks. Which modifier should be used with the E/M code for the low back pain to explain the need for two E/M codes at the same visit?

• A) 22
• B) 23
• C) 24
• D) 25
• E) 26

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