An otherwise-healthy five-year-old patient is identified in the pre-op area and brought back for surgical tonsillectomy. What physical-status modifier(s) and/or qualifying-circumstance modifier(s) would be used?

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P1 is the correct physical-status modifier for an otherwise-healthy patient undergoing a procedure. The other options include modifiers for patients with severe systemic disease or for procedures requiring special circumstances, which do not apply in this case.

An Otherwise-Healthy Five-Year-Old Patient Is Identified in the Pre-Op Area