Modifier 57 (decision for surgery) is added to an E/M code if the surgeon sees the patient and then, based upon the evaluation of the patient, decides to proceed with surgery either the same or the following day.
The US Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. defines command and control as: The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission.
The command, which oversees all U.S. war efforts in the Middle East, is considered one of the most dynamic and complicated combat positions in the military. Votel inherited the job from Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, whose extensive experience in airborne and infantry units yielded a more traditional match for a major combat command.