A patient has a greenstick fracture of the right radial shaft. It is treated by surgically placing a bone plate on the distal radial shaft. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?

A 6-year-old female with prominent ears undergoes a bilateral otoplasty. Surgeon makes an incision just behind the ear in the natural fold where the ear is joined to the head exposing the cartilage. Cartilage is trimmed and shaped and the incision is closed. Temporary sutures are placed to secure the ear until healing is accomplished. The procedure is repeated on the other ear. What CPT® code is reported?

Patient has TAH-BSO. What CPT® code is reported?

An infant is born six weeks premature in rural Arizona and the pediatrician in attendance intubates the child and administers surfactant in the ET tube while waiting in the ER for the air ambulance. During the 45-minute wait, he continues to bag the critically ill patient on 100 percent oxygen while monitoring VS, ECG, pulse oximetry and temperature. The infant is in a warming unit and an umbilical vein line was placed for fluids and in case of emergent need for medications. How is this coded?

The patient is here to follow-up for a keloid excised from his neck in November of last year. He believes it is coming back. He does have a recurrence of the keloid on the superior portion of the scar. Because the keloid is still small, options of an injection or radiation to the area were discussed. It was agreed our next course should be a Kenalog (triamcinolone acetonide)injection. Risks associated with the procedure were discussed with the patient. Informed consent was obtained. The area was infiltrated with 1.5 cc of medication. This was a mixture of 1 cc of Kenalog-10 and 0.5 cc of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine. He tolerated the procedure well. What codes are reported?

An ENT performs a patch repair on the left eardrum of a 10-year-old patient. What CPT® code is reported?

A patient presents to the ED physician with multiple burns. After examination the physician determines the patient has third-degree burns of the anterior and posterior portion of his left leg, starting at the knee extending above the ankle (12.5%). He also has third-degree burns of the anterior portion of the left side of his chest (4.5%). The patient also has second-degree burns on his left upper arm (7%). What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

When is it appropriate to use history of malignancy from category Z85?

A young child received a mumps, measles, rubella and varicella (MMRV) injection at a neighborhood clinic with provider counseling. What CPT® codes are reported?

What modifier identifies the professional component of a service?