A physician performed a simple mastectomy on both the left and right breasts-19303 mastectomy, simple, complete. Assign the appropriate modifier to be added to 19303 to indicate that both breasts were removed in the same operative session:

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Modifier -50 is used to indicate a bilateral procedure, which is appropriate when a procedure like a simple mastectomy is performed on both sides (left and right breasts) during the same operative session.

A Physician Performed a Simple Mastectomy on Both the Left