Mrs Smith Presented to Her Physician's Office for an Office

question 2

Short Answer

Mrs. Smith presented to her physician's office for an office visit for an upper respiratory infection. The physician examines the patient and prescribes antibiotics. The physician notices the patient has a suspicious-looking mole. The physician examined the mole and determined that it should be removed. The mole was removed during the same office visit. The physician bills both an E/M code and a procedure code. Which modifier would you use on the E/M code? ____________________

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Definitions:

Cross-sectional Study

An investigative approach that examines information from a whole population or a significant segment of it at one particular moment.

Longitudinal Study

A research method that involves observing the same subjects over a long period, often to detect changes or developments in the studied phenomena.

Long-term Memory

A type of memory capable of storing information for a prolonged period, ranging from days to a lifetime.

Short-term Memory

A thinking apparatus of limited scope, aimed at briefly sustaining information pending processing.