A parent brings her child to the ED. She thinks she swallowed a small toy figure. A radiology exam from the nose to the rectum is performed. The foreign body is not located. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the radiology services?

A patient is seen in the clinic with sharp abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea, and a history of cholelithiasis. An ultrasound of the gallbladder is performed revealing she has stones in the gallbladder. What CPT® code is reported?

               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?

         A patient is positioned on the scanning table headfirst with arms at the side for an MRI of the thoracic spine and spinal canal. A contrast agent is used to improve the quality of the images. The scan confirms the size and depth of a previously biopsied leiomyosarcoma metastasized to the thoracic spinal cord. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

                A 26-year-old female with a one-year history of a left tympanic membrane perforation has consented to have it repaired. A postauricular incision was made under general anesthesia. Dissection was carried down to the temporalis fascia and a 3 x 3 cm segment of fascia was harvested and satisfactorily desiccated. The tympanic membrane was excised. Using a high speed drill a canaloplasty was performed until the entire annulus could be seen. The ossicular chain was examined, it was found to be freely mobile. The previously harvested skin was trimmed and placed in the anterior canal angle with a slight overlapping over the temporalis fascia. Packing is placed in the ear canal, external incisions are closed, and dressings are applied. What CPT® code is reported?

               A CT study of the lumbar spine (L2–L4) was performed with IV contrast in the hospital outpatient radiology department and the interpretation of the images is performed by the radiologist. What CPT® code(s) should be reported by the radiologist who is not an employee of the hospital?

               A 72-year-old female sustained a left radius fracture, resulting in volar angulation, radial shortening and loss of radioulnar inclination. A general anesthetic was administered. A standard dorsal central approach to the wrist was made. The capsule was opened in a T fashion and the malunion site was identified. A series of osteotomes was utilized to open the fracture site and the normal distal radial architecture was restored. The pie-plate was placed on the distal radius utilizing a combination of 2.0 and 1.8 screws and threaded pins for the distal segment and 2.7 screws proximally. Fragments were secured, and Norian SRS was packed into the defect and allowed to harden. With this completed, the wounds were copiously irrigated with normal saline. Soft tissue was closed over the plate and distal radius and secured with 2-0 Vicryl. What CPT® code is reported?

What is usually found in the blood if a person has or used to have an infecting virus?

What ICD-10-CM code is reported for elevated blood sugar?

                An established 47-year-old patient presents to the provider’s office after falling last night in her apartment when she slipped on water on the kitchen floor. She is complaining of low back pain and no tingling or numbness. Provider documents that she has full range motion of the spine, with discomfort. Her gait is within normal limits. Straight leg raising is negative. She requested no prescription medication. It is recommended to use heat, such as a hot water bottle. Take Ibuprofen as needed for pain. Provider’s Assessment: Lower Back Muscle Strain. What E/M and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for this service?