Multiple Choice
When a diagnostic scope procedure is performed in the same surgical session as an open procedure, which of the following is true?
A) the open procedure is bundled into the reimbursement for the diagnostic scope procedure
B) both the diagnostic and the open procedures may be reported, with a -59 modifier appended to the diagnostic scope CPT code
C) the coder must determine whether the diagnostic scope procedure or the open procedure was more extensive and report the most extensive procedure
D) the diagnostic scope procedure is bundled into the reimbursement for the open procedure
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
Verified
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