Dr. Johnson performed surgery on Ms. Nelson's right foot at the ASC. One week later, she came into the office about a problem with her left leg. Which modifier would be appended to the evaluation and management code for the office visit?

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Modifier 24 is appropriate when there is an unrelated evaluation and management service during a global period of a surgical procedure. In this case, the problem Ms. Nelson is having is unrelated to the surgery on her right foot, so modifier 24 would be appended to the code for the office visit. Modifiers 59, 26, and 66 are not appropriate for this situation.

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