Evaluation and ManagementJeremy is seen at the clinic today…
Evaluation and ManagementJeremy is seen at the clinic today by his regular physician for a rash on his arm that developed while camping in the woods this past weekend. After the problem-focused history and examination the physician determines that the problem was caused by poison oak, and Jeremy is diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis and prescribed corticosteroid skin cream to reduce the inflammation. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):
Read DetailsRadiologyExamination: Gastric-emptying studyReason for the e…
RadiologyExamination: Gastric-emptying studyReason for the examination: This is a study of elimination for gastroparesis, abdominal cramping, and pain.Interpretation: One millicurie of technetium-99m sulfur colloid was given through a gastrostomy tube in saline. The normal half-time of clearance of liquid material from the stomach is 12 minutes. The patient’s clearance is 50 minutes, which is a fourfold increase in time and is compatible with a marked delay in gastric emptying.Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):
Read DetailsMusculoskeletalTommy was climbing the tree in front of his h…
MusculoskeletalTommy was climbing the tree in front of his house, fell, and sustained a greenstick fracture of the ulna of his left arm. The orthopedic surgeon performed a closed manipulation and applied a short arm cast. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):
Read DetailsMusculoskeletalMrs. Jones is in the operating room today for…
MusculoskeletalMrs. Jones is in the operating room today for repair of a nontraumatic tear of the rotator cuff of the right shoulder. The physician performs an arthroscopy subacromial decompression with an open repair of the rotator cuff. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):
Read DetailsRadiologyCT Scan of the Abdomen and PelvisHistory: Malignant…
RadiologyCT Scan of the Abdomen and PelvisHistory: Malignant testicular neoplasmTechnique: Axial CT images of the abdomen and pelvis were obtained with intravenous and oral contrast.Findings: Images of the lung bases are normal. Images of the abdomen show the liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas, and adrenal glands to be normal. No mass is seen. There is no evidence of cholelithiasis. A retroaortic left renal vein is seen. No obvious mass or enlarged lymph nodes are noted in the retroperitoneum. Mesenteric structures appear normal. A prominent inferior vena cava is seen. Gas is identified in the left inguinal structures, likely representing previous left orchidectomy and removal of the inguinal ring. No enlarged lymph node is identified in the pelvis.Impression: Left retroaortic renal vein is seen. No adenopathy is noted within the abdomen or pelvis. No enlarged lymph node is seen; no mass is identified.Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):
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