Modifier 91, Repeat clinical diagnostic laboratory test, is used when:
A) During the same encounter, a patient has a biopsy of a suspicious lesion on the forearm and an excision of a mole on the chest.
B) After an open biopsy of a breast mass, the patient returns in the postoperative period for a total lumpectomy.
C) 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.
D) A provider sends the patient to a lab outside the clinic for testing. The lab has an agreement with the clinic to provide the service and will receive payment from the clinic.
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