A 25 year-old male presents with a deviated nasal septum. The patient undergoes a nasal septum repair and submucous resection. Cartilage from the bony septum was detached and the nasoseptum was realigned and removed in a piecemeal fashion. Thereafter, 4-0 chronic was used to approximate mucous membranes. Next, submucous resection of the turbinates was handled in the usual fashion by removing the anterior third of the bony turbinate and lateral mucosa followed by bipolar cauterization. What CPT® codes are reported?
How are multiple moderate lacerations of the spleen, initial…
How are multiple moderate lacerations of the spleen, initial encounter coded in ICD-10-CM?
A 49 year-old female was brought to the emergency department…
A 49 year-old female was brought to the emergency department. She was lethargic, but awake. She is four years post liver transplant. Neurology was consulted who determined the patient was encephalopathic with altered mental status. There was some question whether she had a seizure. An EEG and WADA test were performed. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
NEC and NOS are ____used in the ICD-10-CM codebook.
NEC and NOS are ____used in the ICD-10-CM codebook.
The conduction system contains pacemaker cells, nodes, the _…
The conduction system contains pacemaker cells, nodes, the ____ and the ____.
The patient has a mass on his forehead; he says it is from a…
The patient has a mass on his forehead; he says it is from a piece of sheet metal from an injury to his forehead months ago. He has an X-ray showing a foreign body is in the mass. After obtaining consent, the metal fragment foreign body is removed from the subcutaneous tissue. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
The urologist is called to the operating room to repair a ki…
The urologist is called to the operating room to repair a kidney laceration status post MVA. The urologist examines the kidney and repairs a small 2 cm laceration of the kidney. What CPT® code is reported for this service?
The meaning of heteropsia (or anisometropia) is:
The meaning of heteropsia (or anisometropia) is:
A patient on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) receives a D…
A patient on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) receives a DXA study of the hips. What is the CPT® code reported for the bone density study?
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow…
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a donor. Bone marrow collected from a close relative is: