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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Definitions:

Distrusts Certain Types

A feeling of suspicion or lack of confidence in particular groups or categories of things or people.

Microaggressions

Everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.

Offensive Comments

Remarks that are hurtful, insulting, or intended to upset or demean someone.

Racial Slurs

Offensive or derogatory terms directed towards someone based on their race or ethnicity, often intended to demean or insult.