The patient was diagnosed with anterior spinal artery compression syndrome affecting T10–T12. The correct diagnosis code to report this condition is: M89.168 Other physeal arrest of lower leg M47.012 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, cervical region M89.164 Complete physeal arrest, right distal tibia M47.014 Anterior spinal artery compression syndromes, thoracic region

A physician excises a 3.1 cm malignant lesion of the scalp that requires full-thickness graft from the thigh to the scalp. In CPT, which of the following procedures should be coded?

A patient presents to an outpatient clinic with a large growth on the left side of the neck. Examination reveals primary malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes. Confirmed diagnosis of nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck. The correct diagnosis code to report this condition is:  C76.0 Malignant neoplasm of head, face, and neck C77.0 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face, and neck C77.9 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph node, unspecified C81.01 Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck

CPT provides Level I modifiers to explain all of the following situations EXCEPT

When appropriate, under the outpatient PPS, a hospital can use this CPT code in place of, but not in addition to, a code for a medical visit or emergency department service for critically ill patients.

The provider performed a thrombectomy on the patient. The root operation term used to report this using ICD-10-PCS is:

The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program was developed to identify and reduce improper payments for

A physician performed an outpatient surgical procedure on the eye orbit of a patient with Medicare. Upon searching the CPT codes and consulting with the physician, the coder is unable to find a code for the procedure. The coder should assign

The medical coder’s query stated, “Dr. Jones, I noticed that the patient has had elevated blood pressure during his last three visits. Shouldn’t he be diagnosed with hypertension and prescribed medication?” What do you observe about this query?

In ICD-10-PCS, a PET imaging of the myocardium using Rubidium 82 would be coded: C03YYZZ Positron Emission Tomographic imaging, central nervous system, other radionuclide C22GYZZ Tomographic nuclear medicine imaging, myocardium, other radionuclide C23GQZZ Positron Emission Tomographic imaging, myocardium, rubidium 82 (Rb-82) C25YYZZ Nonimaging nuclear medicine probe, heart, other radionuclide