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A 27-year-old girl has been on the lung transplant list for…

A 27-year-old girl has been on the lung transplant list for months and today she will be receiving a LT and RT lung from an individual involved in an MVA. This person was DOA at the hospital and is an organ donor. The donor pneumonectomy was performed by physician A, the backbench work by physician B and the transplant of both lungs into the prepped and waiting patient by physician C. What is the correct coding for the removal (physician A), preparation (physician B) and insertion (physician C) of the lungs?

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A post-MI (myocardial infarction) patient has been receiving…

A post-MI (myocardial infarction) patient has been receiving cardiac rehabilitation. At this session the provider evaluates the patient, determines he shows satisfactory progress and may increase his normal daily activities. Continuous EKG is not used at this session. What CPT® code is reported?

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In the cardiac suite, an electrophysiologist performs an EP…

In the cardiac suite, an electrophysiologist performs an EP study. With programmed electrical stimulation, the heart is stimulated to induce arrhythmia. Observed is right atrial and ventricular pacing, recording of the bundle of His, right atrial and ventricular recording and left atrial and ventricular pacing and recording from the left atrium. What CPT® coding is reported?

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What is a dime sized opening in the skull to access the brai…

What is a dime sized opening in the skull to access the brain called?

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The patient was taken to the operating room. The provider ev…

The patient was taken to the operating room. The provider everts the upper eyelid and places clamps across the everted undersurface of the upper lid. The tissue distal to the clamps is excised or resected. This tissue includes conjunctiva, tarsus, Muller’s muscle and the distal insertion of the levator aponeurosis. The remaining tissue is reattached and sutured. What CPT® code is reported?

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A pregnant female is Rh negative and at 28 weeks gestation….

A pregnant female is Rh negative and at 28 weeks gestation. The child’s father is Rh positive. The mother is given an injection of a high-titer Rho (D) immune globulin, 300 mcg, IM. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

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A screening colonoscopy is performed on a 50-year-old patien…

A screening colonoscopy is performed on a 50-year-old patient with a family history of colon cancer. Multiple polyps were found during the procedure. Two polyps in the transverse colon were removed with hot forceps cautery. Three polyps in the ascending colon were removed via snare. Portions of all polyp tissues sent to pathology and reported as benign. What are the correct CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes for this patient encounter?

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Which statement is TRUE regarding reporting calculi in both…

Which statement is TRUE regarding reporting calculi in both the kidney and ureter?

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A urine pregnancy test is performed by the office staff usin…

A urine pregnancy test is performed by the office staff using the Hybritech ICON (qualitative visual color comparison test). What CPT® code is reported?

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A patient is coming in for follow up of a second-degree burn…

A patient is coming in for follow up of a second-degree burn on the left forearm. The provider notes the burn is healing well. He is to come back in two weeks for continued care to checkup on the healing of the burn. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?

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