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:

Stroop Effect

A phenomenon demonstrating the interference in the reaction time of a task when a word's color does not match the name of the color.

Naming Colors

The cognitive process of identifying and verbalizing color hues, often used in psychological testing to examine brain function.

Preattentive Processes

Cognitive operations that occur automatically, without conscious attention, enabling the brain to quickly identify basic features of the environment.

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