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Sep 23rd, 2010 - kishorethakkar 1
Modifier 79
Can modifier 79 appended to E/M Codes?
Sep 23rd, 2010 - Codapedia Editor 1,399
Modifier 79
Is for use on a procedure, not an E/M code.
It indicates that an unrelated procedure was performed during the global period by the physician who performed the original procedure.