What does the abbreviation VBAC mean?
Cryosurgical ablation of the prostate is perform…
Cryosurgical ablation of the prostate is performed for prostate cancer. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for this service?
A provider admits Mrs. Smith to the hospital. She…
A provider admits Mrs. Smith to the hospital. She is there for five days. The provider sees her each day she’s in the hospital. What subcategory of E/M codes would be used for days two, three and four?
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for personal histor…
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for personal history of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder?
What level of risk would be documented if the provider docum…
What level of risk would be documented if the provider documented the patient to rest and use salt-water gargles?
What CPT® code is reported for a subtotal thyroidec…
What CPT® code is reported for a subtotal thyroidectomy for malignancy, with removal of only a few selected lymph nodes?
According to ICD-10 CM Guidelines if the provider does not d…
According to ICD-10 CM Guidelines if the provider does not document the type of diabetes, what code do you report?
The total time documented for an established patient office…
The total time documented for an established patient office visit is 29 minutes. What E/M code is reported?
A 30-year-old patient had anesthesia for an extensive spinal…
A 30-year-old patient had anesthesia for an extensive spinal procedure with instrumentation under general anesthesia. The anesthesiologist performed all required steps for medical direction while directing one CRNA. What modifier(s) and CPT® coding are reported for the anesthesiologist and CRNA services?
The attending provider at the hospital spent 25 min…
The attending provider at the hospital spent 25 minutes with the patient in the morning and another 15 in the afternoon examining the patient, writing discharge orders and giving discharge instructions to the patient. What CPT® code is reported for the discharge?