A 68-year-old female with long-standing degenerative arthritis in her right knee presented. Risks and benefits were discussed. She was agreeable to surgery. After adequate anesthesia, the patient was prepped and draped in usual sterile fashion with DuraPrep1 and Betadine scrub. The leg was exsanguinated and tourniquet inflated. An anterior incision was made and carried through the skin and bursa, cauterizing all bleeders. The bursa was elevated medially and a medial parapatellar incision was made. The proximal tibia was cleaned. The knee had an 18-degree flexion contracture. The cruciate ligaments were debrided along with the menisci. The proximal tibial cutting guide was placed and the proximal tibial cut made. The femoral canal was entered and a 6 degree cut was made for the anterior jig. The distal cut was made at 6 degrees. The femur measured a size 2. The 2 cutting block was placed and the anterior, posterior and chamfer cuts were made. The notch cut was made and the trial component was placed with a size 2 tibia and 12 mm spacer and was found to fit beautifully and it tracked well. The patella was cut and measured to be a 32. The holes were drilled and the proximal tibial cuts were made. All the excess meniscal tissue and hypertrophic synovium were debrided. The wound was thoroughly irrigated and the bone dried. The cement was mixed; the size 2 tibia with a 12 mm tibial tray, size 2 femur and a size 32 patella were all cemented in place removing all excess cement. After the cement was hard, the tourniquet was released. The knee was placed through a range of motion and was found to track beautifully. The knee was thoroughly irrigated. The retinaculum was closed with interrupted figure-of-eight 1 Vicryl. The bursa was closed with 1 and 0. The subcutaneous layers were closed with 0 and 2-0 and the skin with staples. Sterile dressing was applied. The patient was taken to the recovery room in stable condition. What CPT® code is reported?

A patient with a diagnosis of chronic sphenoidal sinusitis undergoes a bilateral sinusotomy. While the provider examines the diseased sphenoid sinus, she takes a biopsy of the sphenoidal masses and removes the mucosa with several polyps. Transseptal sutures are placed and the intraoral incision is closed in a single layer. The nose is packed and external nasal dressings are placed. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

LCDs only have jurisdiction in their ____.

A patient presents for epicardial lead placement via median sternotomy to the right atrium and right ventricle. A dual pacemaker generator is then inserted subcutaneously. The patient has bundle branch block and sinoatrial node dysfunction. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

Which statement is TRUE regarding code selection for lumbago in ICD-10-CM?

What is the full description for code 11001?

A localization wire placement in the lower outer aspect of the right breast was performed by a radiologist the day prior to this procedure. During this operative session, the surgeon created an incision through the wire track and the wire track was followed down to its entrance into breast tissue. A nodule of breast tissue was noted immediately adjacent to the wire. This entire area was excised by sharp dissection, sent to pathology and returned as a benign lesion. Bleeders were cauterized and subcutaneous tissue was closed with 3-0 Vicryl. Skin edges were approximated with 4-0 subcuticular sutures and adhesive strips were applied. The patient left the operating room in satisfactory condition. What is/are the correct code(s) for the surgeon’s service?

A patient who may have a stricture of the artery is undergoing an aortogram in which the left femoral artery was cannulated with a catheter advanced into the infrarenal abdominal aorta. Contrast medium was injected, and films taken by serialography showing the aortoiliac inflow vessels were widely patent. The bilateral common femoral arteries appear normal. What CPT® codes are reported for the professional component?

A 37-year-old male is diagnosed with cholelithiasis, choledocholithiasis and acute and chronic cholecystitis. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

A 42-year-old patient was admitted to an ASC and began having complications in the OR after the induction of anesthesia. The surgeon immediately discontinued the planned surgery. If the insurance company requires a reported modifier, what modifier best describes the extenuating circumstances for the anesthesiologist?