A 38-year-old male seen in the Emergency Department sustained an injury several hours ago to his left hand when he fell, and a team member stepped on it when playing tackle football. X-ray was taken in lateral, external oblique and PA positions. The interpretation of the X-rays revealed a fracture of the shaft of the third metacarpal. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the radiological services?
Read DetailsA patient suffering from cirrhosis of the liver from alcohol abuse presents with a history of coffee ground emesis (bleeding). The surgeon diagnoses the patient with esophageal gastric varices. Two days later, in the hospital GI lab, the surgeon ligates the varices with bands via an UGI endoscopy. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
Read DetailsA 25-year-old female in her last trimester of her pregnancy comes into her obstetrician’s office for a fetal biophysical profile (BPP). An ultrasound is used to first monitor the fetus’ movements showing three movements of the legs and arms (normal). There are two breathing movements lasting 30 seconds (normal). Non-stress test (NST) of 30 minutes showed the heartbeat at 120 beats per minute that increased with movement (normal or reactive). Arms and legs were flexed with fetus’ head on its chest, opening and closing of a hand. Two pockets of amniotic fluid at 3 cm were seen in the uterine cavity (normal). Biophysical profile scored 9 out of 10 points (normal or reassuring). What CPT® code is reported by the obstetrician?
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