A patient returns to the physician's office with flulike symptoms during the postoperative period for an appendectomy performed 1 month ago. Which modifier would need to be appended to today's office visit?

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Modifier -24 is used to indicate that the service provided is unrelated to the postoperative care of the previous surgery. Since the patient is returning with flulike symptoms, which are unrelated to the appendectomy, modifier -24 is appropriate to use for the office visit.

A Patient Returns to the Physician's Office with Flulike Symptoms