What is the ICD-10-CM code for heartburn?
A 65-year-old female has a 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm non-small cell lu…
A 65-year-old female has a 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm non-small cell lung cancer in her right upper lobe. The tumor is inoperable due to severe respiratory conditions. She is receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy today under image guidance. Beams arranged in 8 fields will deliver 25 Grays per fraction for 4 fractions. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
A 66-year-old female is admitted to the hospital with a diag…
A 66-year-old female is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of stomach cancer. The surgeon performs a total gastrectomy with formation of an intestinal pouch. Due to the spread of the disease, the physician also performs a total en bloc splenectomy. What CPT® codes are reported?
According to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding a…
According to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O9A), codes in this range have sequencing priority over what codes?
A 47-year-old male was treated in the ED after being involve…
A 47-year-old male was treated in the ED after being involved in a fight at a local pub. The patient sustained two lacerations, one to the left cheek and one to the left forearm. Abrasions were also on the left cheek. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
What does the abbreviation MAC stand for?
What does the abbreviation MAC stand for?
A pregnant patient presents to the hospital in active labor….
A pregnant patient presents to the hospital in active labor. The obstetrician providing her prenatal care is contacted to perform the delivery. The provider delivers twins vaginally. The obstetrician will also provide the postnatal care. What CPT® code(s) describe this procedure?
A 12-year-old male patient has an abscess located at the ext…
A 12-year-old male patient has an abscess located at the external auditory meatus. The ENT incises the abscess and packs it to absorb the drainage. What CPT® code is reported?
A patient who may have a stricture of the artery is undergoi…
A patient who may have a stricture of the artery is undergoing an aortogram in which the left femoral artery was cannulated with a catheter advanced into the infrarenal abdominal aorta. Contrast medium was injected, and films taken by serialography showing the aortoiliac inflow vessels were widely patent. The bilateral common femoral arteries appear normal. What CPT® codes are reported for the professional component?
A provider has ordered de-ironing by therapeutic phlebotomy…
A provider has ordered de-ironing by therapeutic phlebotomy to be performed weekly. The patient is diagnosed with hemochromatosis and therapeutic phlebotomy is used to avoid irreversible tissue damage. One unit of blood is removed weekly. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for each weekly visit treatment?