What modifier would be most appropriate in the following scenario? Physician performs a tubal ligation on a patient, and 3 weeks later the patient returns to the office. She now has an infected Bartholin's gland cyst. The following week the same physician performs a Bartholin's gland marsupialization

A) No modifier is needed since they are on different dates of service
B) -79
C) -51
D) -58

B

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