Modifier -58, Staged or Related Procedure or Service by the Same

question 5

Multiple Choice

Modifier -58, staged or related procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period, is used to indicate:

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

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