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AAMA CMA Practice Question

A medical assistant is reviewing a superbill for a patient who had a routine office visit. During the visit, the physician also performed a distinct, minor surgical procedure on the patient's left arm. To ensure both the office visit and the surgical procedure are billed correctly to the insurance payer without being improperly denied, what should be appended to the CPT code for the surgical procedure?

  • A modifier

  • A bundled code

  • An upcode

  • An unbundled charge

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