Follow-up Questions Regarding Post – operative Care and ‘Established’ Patients

DAVID STERN, MD (Practice Velocity) Q.I was curious about your response to a case listed in Coding Q&A in the November issue of JUCM. The case described a patient who returned for reopening of a wound due to infection. The physician then cleansed and re-sutured the wound. Although I agree about the postoperative care in general, I wonder if modifier -79 would be appropriate in these circumstances. According to instructions by the AMA, this modifier …

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