A left breast biopsy is performed on a mass and the surgeon requests a frozen section examination of the specimen to determine whether more extensive resection is appropriate. The frozen section reveals no indications of malignancy. No other specimen is obtained but the remainder of the biopsy specimen is sent for further testing and examination, including decalcification. The results indicate breast fibrosclerosis only. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

A young female was brought to the clinic by her sister. She has had periods of severe depression for many years and is on Lithium. Her provider also manages her manic-depressive psychosis, hypothyroidism, and migraine headaches. Additional medications are Synthroid and Midrin. During the past week, she became manic, running all her credit cards to the limit, getting inappropriately involved in a friend’s suicide attempt, quitting her job, and trying to take over the pulpit at church. On the day of the clinic visit, she threatened to strike the telephone repairman with a lead pipe. She was admitted for Lithium adjustment. Diagnoses are moderate manic-depressive bipolar with circular current manic state, hypothyroidism, and migraine. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

What CPT® coding is reported when a physician makes two separate incisions to perform a laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

What is the ICD-10-CM code for heartburn?

According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means?

A clamp circumcision is performed without dorsal block on a newborn. What CPT® code is reported for this service?

A patient is brought to the operating suite when she experiences a large output of blood in her chest tubes post CABG. The physician performing the original CABG yesterday is concerned about the post-operative bleeding. He explores the chest and finds a leaking anastomosis site and he resutured. What CPT® code is reported?

What ICD-10-CM code is reported for Ataxia telangiectasia?

A patient is in the OR for an arthroscopy of the medial compartment of his left knee. A meniscectomy is performed. What is the correct code used to report for the anesthesia services?

Mrs. Smith is visiting her mother and is 150 miles away from home. She is in the 26th week of pregnancy. In the late afternoon she suddenly feels a gush of fluids followed by strong uterine contractions. She is rushed to the hospital but the baby is born before they arrive. In the ED she and the baby are examined and the retained placenta is delivered. The baby is in the neonatal nursery doing okay. Mrs. Smith has a 2nd degree perineal laceration secondary to precipitous delivery which was repaired by the ED physician. She will return home for her postpartum care. What ICD-10-CM and CPT® codes are reported by the ED physician?