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CPT defines surgery as incision, excision, amputation, endoscopy, repair, suture, manipulation, destruction, and ___________________ _.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What modifier would be most appropriate in the following scenario? Physician performs a tubal ligation on a patient, and 3 weeks later the patient returns to the office. She now has an infected Bartholin's gland cyst. The following week the same physician performs a Bartholin's gland marsupialization.
 A) No modifier is needed since they are on different dates of service
  B) -79
  C) -51
  D) -58



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Answer to Question 1

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sheilaspns

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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