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Gina is a 10-year-old girl brought into the emergency department after she was attacked by a neighborhood dog, resulting in minor wounds to her back, buttocks, and thigh.
 
  After the wounds were cleaned in the emergency room, Gina was admitted to the hospital, where subsequent evaluation and management identified the need for exploratory surgery that evening to assess the extent of the damage and minimize complications with the injuries. Which of the following modifiers should be appended to the E/M service? a. Modifier 57
  b. Modifier 32
  c. Modifier 25
  d. Modifier 24

Question 2

During a preventive medicine service for a 38-year-old new patient, Dr.
 
  F identifies a significant abnormality and documents the collection of an expanded problem-focused history, performance of a problem-focused physical examination, and straightforward medical decision making, in addition to the initial comprehensive preventive medicine service. Which of the following modifiers should be appended to the E/M service? a. Modifier 24
  b. Modifier 25
  c. Modifier 32
  d. Modifier 57



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Answer to Question 1

a) Modifier 57

Answer to Question 2

b) Modifier 25




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