Question: An established patient reports to the FP with an injured right finger he suffered during a skiing accident. The physician diagnoses a closed metacarpal fracture, which he resets using manipulation and places in a plaster cast. The physician tells the patient to follow up with an orthopedist for continuing care. Notes indicate a level-two pre-procedure E/M service. What modifier should I append to the E/M code?
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