CPT® Modifier

Level I - CPT Modifiers

79  Unrelated Procedure or Service by the Same Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional...

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CPT® Code Modifiers

79 - Unrelated Procedure or Service by the Same Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional During the Postoperative Period: The individual may need to indicate that the performance of a procedure or service during the postoperative period was unrelated to the original procedure. This circumstance may be reported by using modifier 79. (For repeat procedures on the same day, see modifier 76.)

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