A patient recently experienced muscle atrophy and noticed she did not have pain when she cut herself on a piece of glass. The provider decides to obtain a needle biopsy of the spinal cord under ultrasound guidance in the outpatient setting. The biopsy results come back as syringomyelia. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the biopsy procedure?

         A patient has a cholecystectomy and a soft tissue lipoma removed during the same operative session. Both specimens were sent to pathology in separate containers for gross and microscopic examination by the pathologist. What CPT® code(s) are reported?

Flow cytometry is performed for DNA analysis. What CPT® code is reported?

A patient underwent bilateral nasal/sinus diagnostic endoscopy. Finding the airway obstructed the provider fractures the middle turbinates to perform the surgical endoscopy with total bilateral ethmoidectomy and nasal septoplasty. What CPT® codes are reported?

                An elderly female presented with increasing pain in her left dorsal foot. The patient was brought to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. A curvilinear incision was centered over the lesion itself. Soft tissue dissection was carried through to the ganglion. The ganglion was clearly identified as a gelatinous material. It was excised directly off the bone and sent to pathology. There was noted to be a large bony spur at the level of the head of the 1st metatarsal. Using a double action rongeur, the spur itself was removed and sequestrectomy was performed. A rasp was utilized to smooth the bone surface. The eburnated bony surface was then covered utilizing bone wax. The wound was irrigated and closed in layers. What CPT® codes are reported?

A patient has a traumatic head injury, and some cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is removed to limit potential damage from swelling of the brain. The CSF is sent to pathology for examination and the results show unusual cytological counts, although no specific findings. The patient has had no previous symptoms known to his family members. What is the ICD-10-CM code for this examination of CSF?

A Bartholin’s gland cyst may be treated by marsupialization. This treatment is described as:

Patient had an abscess in the external auditory canal which was incised and drained in the office. What CPT® code is reported?

                How many days does it take CMS to implement HCPCS Level II Temporary Codes that have been reported as added, changed or deleted?

               A patient undergoes heart surgery for angina decubitus and coronary artery disease (CAD). What ICD-10-CM coding is reported?