If the patient is returned to the operating room by the same physician following the initial procedure for an unplanned procedure and this happens during the postoperative period for a procedure which has a 90-day global period, modifier __________ is appended:

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Modifier 78 is used when a patient is returned to the operating room for a related procedure during the postoperative period of the initial procedure.

If the Patient Is Returned to the Operating Room by the Same