Modifier -79, Unrelated Procedure or Service by the Same Physician

question 14

Multiple Choice

Modifier -79, unrelated procedure or service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during the postoperative period, is used on what type of service?

• A)E/M
• B)surgery
• C)anesthesia
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Atomic Sentences

Simplest types of statements that cannot be broken down into smaller parts while maintaining propositional meaning.

Atomic Sentences

Sentences that express a basic fact or idea without combining or including any logical operations or propositions.

Hypothetical Syllogism (HS)

A logical argument formed by two conditional statements and a conclusion that follows from chaining the conditionals together.

Modus Ponens (MP)

A logical argument form that asserts if "P implies Q" and "P is true," then "Q must also be true."