A patient with a status post (after or following) lumbar puncture headache receives an epidural blood patch. The patient’s venous blood is injected into the lumbar epidural space; this blood forms a clot sealing the leak of CSF from the lumbar puncture. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

At 39 weeks gestation, a 26-year-old woman is admitted for precipitous labor and vaginally delivers a healthy baby girl. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported on the maternal record?

A patient who has psoriasis vulgaris on his back has not responded to topical applications. He is treated with laser therapy on a total area of 260 sq. cm. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

What is the correct CPT® code for strabismus corrective surgery performed on two horizontal muscles?

A 40-year-old female in good physical health is having a laparoscopic tubal ligation.  The anesthesiologist begins to prepare the patient for surgery at 08:30 am. Surgery begins at 09:00 am and ends at 10:00 am. The anesthesiologist releases the patient to recovery nurse at 10:15. What is the total anesthesia time and anesthesia code?

What will the scope of a compliance program depend on?

The patient is a 17-year-old male who was struck on the elbow by another player’s stick while playing hockey. He is found to have a fracture of the olecranon process. The patient was brought to the OR, anesthetized and intubated. The right upper extremity was prepped with Betadine scrub and draped free in the usual sterile orthopedic manner. The arm was then elevated and exsanguinated and the tourniquet inflated to 250 mm/Hg. A five-inch incision was made with the scalpel on the extensor side of the elbow, beginning distally and proceeding in an oblique fashion up the proximal forearm. Dissection was carried through subcutaneous tissue and fascia, and bleeding was controlled with electrocautery. We then subperiosteally exposed the proximal ulna and olecranon to visualize the fracture site. The fracture could be seen at the base of the olecranon process. We irrigated the site thoroughly and reduced the fracture fragments without difficulty. Extending the elbow, we inserted two smooth K-wires across the fracture site. Through a drill hole in the proximal ulnar shaft, we threaded an 18-gauge wire through it and wrapped it around the K-wires in a figure-of-eight manner to further stabilize the fixation. Wires were then twisted and placed into soft tissues. The K-wires in the olecranon were advanced slightly after being bent and cut. Sterile dressing was applied and the patient was placed in a splint. What CPT® code is reported?

A patient is diagnosed with inflammation of the testis and epididymis. The medical term for this condition is:

What is the ICD-10-CM code for strep throat?

Upon leaving the stomach, nutrients move through the small intestine in what order?