When do you code acute respiratory failure as a secondary diagnosis?

A patient with hypertensive cardiovascular disease is admitted by his primary care provider. What is the correct reporting of ICD-10-CM code(s) for this encounter?

What ICD-10-CM code is used for the first episode of an acute myocardial infarction?

What is the abbreviation for BOTH EYES?

A cardiac patient must take digoxin to treat his atrial fibrillation (Afib). This condition has been controlled for several years but the patient now presents to his physician with new complaints of irregular heartbeats. The physician orders a total digoxin study to determine the total level of digoxin in order to measure the drug’s efficacy in treating his Afib. What CPT® code is reported?

A 6-year-old patient is seen in the office for acute otitis media, coded as H66.90. This is an example of what ICD-10-CM convention?

Who are the parties responsible for providing the ICD-10-CM guidelines?

A 27-year-old triathlete is thrown from his bike on a steep downhill ride. He suffered a severely fractured vertebra at C5. An anterior approach is used to dissect out the bony fragments and strengthen the spine with titanium cages and arthrodesis. The surgeon places the patient supine on the OR table and proceeds with an anterior corpectomy at C5 with discectomy above and below. Titanium cages are placed in the resulting defect and morselized allograft bone is placed in and around the cages. Anterior Synthes plates are placed across C2-C3, C4-C5, and C5-C6. What CPT® codes should be reported?

A 32-year-old patient sees Dr. Smith for a consult at the request of his PCP, Dr. Long, for an ongoing problem with allergies. The patient has failed Claritin and Alavert and feels his symptoms continue to worsen. Dr. Smith performs medically appropriate history and exam and discusses options with the patient on allergy management. The patient agrees he would like to be tested to possibly gain better control of his allergies. Dr. Smith sends a report to Dr. Long thanking him for the referral and includes the date the patient is scheduled for allergy testing. Dr. Smith also includes his findings from the encounter. What E/M code is reported?

Anesthesia start time is reported as 7:14 am, and the surgery began at 7:26 am. The surgery finished at 8:18 am and the patient was turned over to PACU at 8:29 am, which was reported as the ending anesthesia time. What is the anesthesia time reported?