Provider ordered a therapeutic drug assay to monitor patients clozapine levels. What is the proper code for this?
An established 47-year-old patient presents…
An established 47-year-old patient presents to the provider’s office after falling last night in her apartment when she slipped on water on the kitchen floor. She is complaining of low back pain and no tingling or numbness. Provider documents that she has full range motion of the spine, with discomfort. Her gait is within normal limits. Straight leg raising is negative. She requested no prescription medication. It is recommended to use heat, such as a hot water bottle. Take Ibuprofen as needed for pain. Provider’s Assessment: Lower Back Muscle Strain. What E/M and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for this service?
Patient presents today for treatment of benig…
Patient presents today for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and urinary retention by transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for this service?
A patient is seen in the gastroenterologist’…
A patient is seen in the gastroenterologist’s clinic for a diagnostic colonoscopy. When performing the service, the physician notes suspicious looking polyps and removes three using a snare technique to send to pathology for further testing. What CPT® coding is reported?
A patient needing scoliosis measurements is c…
A patient needing scoliosis measurements is coming in to have standing anteroposterior and lateral views of his entire thoracic and lumbar spine. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for radiology?
A patient with a neoplasm of the spinal menin…
A patient with a neoplasm of the spinal meninges has a programmable pump implanted for chemotherapy administration. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
Meredith has breast cancer on the left side,…
Meredith has breast cancer on the left side, diagnosed by an excisional biopsy performed last week. Today she is having a radical mastectomy, Urban type, and concurrently a single pedicle TRAM flap reconstruction with supercharging. What CPT® codes are reported?
Impetigo is best described as:
Impetigo is best described as:
A patient with deep vein thrombosis requires…
A patient with deep vein thrombosis requires heparin to maintain therapeutic anticoagulation levels. He has regular PTTs drawn to monitor his level of anticoagulation. What CPT® code is reported?
Flow cytometry is performed for DNA analysis. What CPT® code…
Flow cytometry is performed for DNA analysis. What CPT® code is reported?