Author Question: Under certain circumstances, a service or procedure is partially reduced or eliminated at the ... (Read 22 times)

mydiamond · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Under certain circumstances, a service or procedure is partially reduced or eliminated at the physician's discretion. The service provided can be identified by its usual procedure number and the addition of modifier _________ signifying that the service (not a fee) is reduced.
A) -32
B) -51
C) -52
D) -21

Question 2

A 3 cm intermediate laceration repair to the right hand and a simple 1 cm repair to the right arm were performed at the same session. The appropriate codes are:
A) 12012-51
B) 12001-51
C) 12042 and 12001-51
D) 12042-51, 12001