Modifier 32, Mandated Services, Is Used When

Multiple Choice

Modifier 32, Mandated services, is used when:

A) Surgeon is asked to see a patient in the ED for severe abdominal pain. He diagnoses the patient with appendicitis and decides to perform an appendectomy that evening.
B) Patient presents to the office with a cough and while in the office shows the provider a wart on her foot and the provider removes the wart
C) Third-party payer requires a second opinion
D) Surgeon performs appendectomy, and the patient returns to the office during the 90 day global period with abdominal pain that is diagnosed as gallstones