Modifier -59, Distinct Procedure Service, Is Used to Indicate That

question 16

Multiple Choice

Modifier -59, distinct procedure service, is used to indicate that:

• A)services that are usually bundled into one payment were provided as separate services
• B)a subsequent surgery was planned or staged
• C)a service was repeated
• D)a patient is taken back to the operating room for surgical treatment of a complication resulting from a previous surgery

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Definitions:

Imaginal Scanning

A task in which a participant is asked to form a mental image and to scan over it from one point to another.

Heuristic Distortion

Cognitive shortcuts or biases that lead to a distorted perception or simplification of complex problems, often leading to errors in judgment.

Rabbit/Duck

An example of a reversible figure that can be seen as either a rabbit or a duck, illustrating the concept of perceptual ambiguity.