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 an unplanned procedure by the same physician during the postoperative period of the initial procedure. This modifier indicates that the procedure being performed is related to the first procedure and is within the global period.

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