A patient on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) receives a DXA study of the hips. Per CPT® which code is reported for the bone density study?
A patient is seen by Dr. B who is covering on call services…
A patient is seen by Dr. B who is covering on call services for Dr. A. The patient is an established patient with Dr. A., but she has not been seen by Dr. B. before. Which E/M subcategory is appropriate to report the services provided by Dr. B?
What category of codes should be used to report an evaluatio…
What category of codes should be used to report an evaluation and management service provided to a patient in a psychiatric residential treatment center?
Parents of a 3-year-old male who has chronic serous otitis m…
Parents of a 3-year-old male who has chronic serous otitis media in the right ear have consented to surgery. Patient is placed under general anesthesia and the provider makes an incision in the tympanic membrane. Fluid is suctioned out from the middle ear and a ventilating tube is placed in the ear to provide a drainage route to help reduce middle ear infections. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
Operative Report PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Prolapsed vitreo…
Operative Report PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Prolapsed vitreous in anterior chamber with corneal edema POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Same OPERATION PERFORMED: Anterior vitrectomy The patient is a 72-year-old woman who approximately 10 months ago underwent cataract surgery with a YAG laser capsulotomy, developed corneal edema and required a corneal transplant. The patient has done well. Over the last few weeks, she developed posterior vitreous detachment with vitreous prolapse to the opening in the posterior capsule with vitreous into the anterior chamber with corneal touch and adhesion to the graft host junction and early corneal edema. The patient is admitted for anterior vitrectomy.PROCEDURE: The patient was prepped and draped in the usual manner after first undergoing retrobulbar anesthetic. A lid speculum was inserted. An incision was made at approximately the 10 o’clock meridian 3 mm in length, 2 mm posterior to the limbus, and grooved forward into clear cornea with a 3.2 mm anterior chamber. An anterior vitrectomy was carried out, placing a visco-elastic substance in the anterior chamber to maintain it. A Sinskey hook was used to sweep vitreous away from the corneal wound and this was removed with the disposable vitrectomy instrument. The patient’s pupil is noted to be round. There was no vitreous to the wound. The wound self-sealed without aqueous leak. Cautery was used to close the conjunctiva. Subconjunctival Decadron and Gentamicin was given. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was discharged to the recovery room in good condition. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
A 38-year-old male seen in the Emergency Department sustaine…
A 38-year-old male seen in the Emergency Department sustained an injury several hours ago to his left hand when he fell, and a team member stepped on it when playing tackle football. X-ray was taken in lateral, external oblique and PA positions. The interpretation of the X-rays revealed a fracture of the shaft of the third metacarpal. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the radiological services?
A patient with AIDS presents for follow up care. An NK (natu…
A patient with AIDS presents for follow up care. An NK (natural killer cell) total count is ordered. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for bilateral catarac…
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for bilateral cataracts?
A patient presents with right upper quadrant pain, nausea an…
A patient presents with right upper quadrant pain, nausea and other symptoms of liver disease as well as complaints of decreased urination. Her physician orders an albumin; bilirubin, both total and direct; alkaline phosphatase; total protein; alanine amino transferase; aspartate amino transferase, and creatinine. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
A physician places a centrally inserted, tunneled central ve…
A physician places a centrally inserted, tunneled central venous access device with a subcutaneous pump in a 7-year-old patient.