Patient is a 69-year-old woman with a biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma of her left forearm measuring 2.3 cm in greatest diameter. The area was marked with 4 mm gross normal margins. This area was removed as drawn, and the surgeon then incised his planned rhomboid flap, elevating the full-thickness flap into the defect and closing the sites in layers using 3-0 Monocryl, 4-0 Monocryl and 5-0 Prolene. The patient tolerated the procedure well. Final measurements were 2.7 cm x 2.1 cm. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?

Ten days following a surgical below the knee amputation, the patient sees her provider. The provider notes that the amputation stump is not healing and is infected. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

The terms malignant, benign, in situ and uncertain behavior are all terms used when coding what?

A patient reports for a bilateral screening mammography with CAD. What CPT® code is reported?

According to the ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is bilateral glaucoma of the same type and stage reported?

When procedures are “mandated” by third party payers, what modifier would you use?

Patient presents for excision of multiple kidney cysts. Three cysts are excised. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this service?

A final diagnosis for a patient in the ER is COPD with acute bronchitis due to echovirus. How is this diagnosis coded?

A patient with hypertension presents to the outpatient hospital radiology department for an ultrasound due to a suspected suspicious mass. The patient’s provider performed an ACTH and a 24-hour urinary free cortisol and short suppression test confirming the diagnosis of Cushing’s disease. The radiology report indicated a 5.5 cm right adrenal mass that appeared well circumscribed and rounded. The final diagnosis indicated Cushing’s disease secondary to a right adrenal tumor. The hypertension is due to the Cushing’s syndrome. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

The operative overlapping of tissue to repair a defect in the diaphragm is called: