Which modifier would be assigned by the pulmonologist

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Question: A primary care physician performs a chest x-ray. In the physician's office and observes a suspicious mass. He sends the patient to a pulmonologist who, on the same day, repeats the chest x-ray. The pulmonologist also provides the total procedure for the x-ray (technical and professional) The rationale for repeating the chest x-ray is that the film does not give the pulmonologist a good picture and he wants to repeat the x-ray to confirm the diagnosis. Which modifier would be assigned by the Pulmonologist?

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