A physician supervises a patient during a cardiac stress test performed at the hospital and writes the interpretation and report. What CPT® coding is reported for the physician NOT employed by the hospital?

What is the ICD-10-CM code for tachycardia?

The patient has a 3.6 cm tumor in the lower pole of the right kidney. A percutaneous right renal cryosurgical ablation is performed. What CPT® code is reported for this service?

Most categories in ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes have three main 7th character extenders (with the exception of fractures). What does 7th character D indicate?

What do the instructions and conventions of the classification take precedence over?

If a non-Medicare patient has an age and gender appropriate preventive medicine exam (i.e., a breast and pelvic exam) this is coded with the age appropriate Preventive Medicine codes from the E/M chapter of CPT®. If a Medicare patient has a breast and pelvic exam, how is this coded?

A patient with uterine prolapse presents for laparoscopic hysterectomy and colpopexy. After induction of general anesthesia, the laparoscope is introduced into the abdomen with separate placement of ports for visualization. The surgeon began to tie off the uterine artery when the patient had a sudden drop in blood pressure and could not be stabilized. The procedure was discontinued. No procedures were completed. What are the CPT® and modifier code(s) for this service?

When procedures are “mandated” by third party payers, what modifier would you use?

A provider uses cryotherapy for removal trichiasis of the right upper eyelid. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

Transurethral resection of a medium-size (3.0 cm) bladder tumor was performed in an outpatient setting. What CPT® code is reported for this service?