Reference no: EM133103750
Apply the appropriate Level II Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code modifier, and explain your rationale, for each of the following examples:
Injection on the left hand thumb
Emergency ambulance transport and extended life support arranged for by the provider
Diagnostic mammogram, left breast
Cortisone 10-mg injection, right shoulder
Non-electric wheelchair
Intravenous catheter line, right arm
Laboratory certification, cytology specimens
Chest x-ray
Prosthetic hip replacement, left side
Electric hospital bed
Write a response discussing the purpose the HCPCS codes set and its modifiers.