On the evening of February 14th, Patient B presented to the emergency room after falling off the 2nd story balcony. Physician stabilizes the patient and identifies a complicated fractured tibia and fibula, which require emergent surgical reduction (90 global surgery days). Which of the following modifiers is the MOST appropriate for the emergency department E/M service?

A. Modifier 57
B. Modifier 24
C. Modifier 25
D. Modifier 32

C

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