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The  lightning bolt symbol that is added to the Laboratory a…

The  lightning bolt symbol that is added to the Laboratory and Pathology section means _______.

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The patient had a laparoscopic incisional herniorrhaphy for…

The patient had a laparoscopic incisional herniorrhaphy for a recurrent reducible hernia. The repair included insertion of mesh. What is the correct code assignment?

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The patient had a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilatera…

The patient had a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy. The coder selected the following codes: 58150 and 58700. The assignment of these two codes together would be referred to as:

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A CABG procedure was performed. The surgeon bypassed three c…

A CABG procedure was performed. The surgeon bypassed three coronary artery sites by grafting the left internal mammary artery, and one site was treated by grafting the greater saphenous venous graft to the obtuse marginal from the aorta. What are the correct CPT code assignments for this procedure? 

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In coding arterial catheterizations, when the tip of the cat…

In coding arterial catheterizations, when the tip of the catheter is manipulated from the insertion into the aorta and then out into another artery, this is called ___________.

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The physician performed a colonoscopy that extended from the…

The physician performed a colonoscopy that extended from the anus to the cecum and used a snare to remove a polyp of the transverse colon.

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A cystourethroscopy with ureteroscopy was performed to remov…

A cystourethroscopy with ureteroscopy was performed to remove a calculus lodged in the left ureter.

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Per CPT coding guidelines, if a lesion is biopsied and then…

Per CPT coding guidelines, if a lesion is biopsied and then the remainder of the lesion is removed, what code(s) is (are) assigned? 

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An asymmetric nevus, total excision size of 1.0 cm x 2.0 cm…

An asymmetric nevus, total excision size of 1.0 cm x 2.0 cm was removed from the patient’s back. The pathology report identified the specimen as “interdermal nevus.” What is the correct CPT code assignment for this procedure?

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A patient was taken to the endoscopy suite. The flexible end…

A patient was taken to the endoscopy suite. The flexible endoscope was passed from the mouth into the esophagus and continued into the stomach and into the duodenal bulb. Based on this documentation, what CPT code would be selected to represent this procedure?

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