Question 1
Modifier -51 is used
◦ when two procedures are done on the same patient by different providers
◦ to indicate a two- or three-stage procedure
◦ when the same provider performs multiple procedures for the same patient during the same encounter, or session
◦ when more than one provider performs a procedure on the same patient during a single hospitalization
Question 2
Medicare will pay for only __________ procedures for the same patient on the same day with the same provider.
◦ five
◦ six
◦ four
◦ three