A Physician Performs an Operative Procedure That Has a 90-Day

question 39

Multiple Choice

A physician performs an operative procedure that has a 90-day surgical package. On day 40, the same physician performs an unrelated procedure on the same patient. What modifier would you attach to the CPT code when reporting the second procedure?

• A)-24
• B)-25
• C)-58
• D)-79

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Definitions:

Auditory Signals

Sounds that are transmitted through the air or another medium and received and processed by the auditory system.

Hair Cells

Cells located in the inner ear that function as mechanoreceptors for hearing.

Semicircular Canals

Three looped structures within the inner ear that are key to maintaining balance by detecting rotational movements of the head.

Rotational Equilibrium

A state where an object remains in a constant rotational motion or at rest because the sum of the torques acting on it is zero.