Dr. G was asked to provide a cardiology consultation in the emergency department for a patient who was experiencing atrial fibrillation. Dr. G determined that the patient needed to have a dual-chamber pacemaker inserted, and he scheduled the patient to have this procedure on the following morning. To correctly code the outpatient consultation visit in the ED, which of the following modifiers needs to be appended?

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Modifier 57 is used to indicate a decision for surgery was made during the consultation, which applies to the scenario where Dr. G decides on a pacemaker insertion during the ED visit.

Dr G Was Asked to Provide a Cardiology Consultation in the Emergency