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Which code books do outpatient coders focus on learning?

Which code books do outpatient coders focus on learning?

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A 6-year-old male suffered a fracture after falling off the…

A 6-year-old male suffered a fracture after falling off the monkey bars at school. He fell on an outstretched hand and suffered a transcondylar fracture of the left humerus. After prep and drape, a manipulation was done to achieve anatomic reduction. Once the joint was adequately reduced, pins were placed through the skin distally and proximally into the bone to maintain excellent fixation and anatomic reduction. The pins were bent, trimmed and covered with a sterile dressing and a posterior splint was placed on the patient’s arm. What CPT® code is reported?

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Which diagnosis below would be considered a combination code…

Which diagnosis below would be considered a combination code?

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A patient is seen in the physician’s office for a 2,400,000…

A patient is seen in the physician’s office for a 2,400,000 U injection of Bicillin L-A. What code represents this drug and the units given?

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What is the definition of medical coding?

What is the definition of medical coding?

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What does ICD-10-CM guideline I.B.1 state to use when locati…

What does ICD-10-CM guideline I.B.1 state to use when locating and assigning a diagnosis code?

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A patient had a spontaneous complete abortion three days ago…

A patient had a spontaneous complete abortion three days ago. She returns to the ED and is bleeding. After the ED provider examines her, she still has retained products of conception (POC). What ICD-10-CM code is reported for this encounter?

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A patient is admitted to surgery to treat an open fracture t…

A patient is admitted to surgery to treat an open fracture to the shaft of the right humerus and a simple closed fracture of the left tibia following a side-by-side ATV accident. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

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An 11-month-old patient presented for emergency surgery to r…

An 11-month-old patient presented for emergency surgery to repair a severely broken arm after falling from a third story window. What qualifying circumstance code(s) may be reported in addition to the anesthesia code?

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How is Streptococcal A Meningitis reported in ICD-10-CM?

How is Streptococcal A Meningitis reported in ICD-10-CM?

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