Read the case and enter the correct modifier that would be appended to the CPT code.For HCPCS II codes, use capital letters.   A 43-year-old patient is brought to the endoscopy suite for a diagnostic EGD.  The patient is prepped.  Once in the procedure room and prior to the administration of sedation, the patient develops significant hypotension, and the surgeon cancels the procedure.     What modifier(s) would be appended to the CPT code?

Read the case and enter the correct modifier that would be appended to the CPT code.For HCPCS II codes, use capital letters.  Enter a comma and space between modifiers.   Patient presents for correction of painful hammertoes.  Procedure performed:  Ostectomy of the first metatarsal head of the left and the right foot.   What modifier(s) would be appended to the CPT code(s)?

Read the case and enter the correct modifier that would be appended to the CPT code.For HCPCS II codes, use capital letters.   A four-week old newborn that weighed 3.1 kg. undergoes an esophageal dilation.   What modifier(s) would be appended to the CPT code?

Match the case description in column one with the modifier description found in column two. Next to each modifier is its short descriptor.  Do not apply modifiers solely based on the short descriptor.   Use Appendix A – Modifiers in your CPT coding book for full modifier descriptions. 

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