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Modifier 56, Preoperative Care Only, Would Be Applicable in Which

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Modifier 56, Preoperative care only, would be applicable in which situation:


A) A physician sees a patient in the office and by ordering lab work and diagnostic tests determines the patient needs a surgical procedure. The physician is located in a rural area where the procedure is not available and transfers the care of the patient to a surgeon
B) Within the postoperative period of a hernia repair, the patient reherniates after moving furniture within his home. The patient is seen by a new surgeon who surgically repairs the hernia
C) A patient is diagnosed with acute appendicitis, and major surgery is performed the following day
D) A patient presents with symptoms of hypoglycemia and is sent to the lab for a fasting blood glucose and then is sent back to the lab later on the same day to check on levels after treatment

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