Exam 24: Coding for Surgical Procedures on Integumentary, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory, and Cardiovascular/Lymphatic Systems

Which of the following is the area of the sinus that is located at the top of the nasal cavities between the eyes?

The physician performed thoracentesis with tube insertion to treat pleural effusion caused by small cell cancer of the middle lobe of the right lung. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD codes:

Sarah, a 24-year-old female, was walking her dog this morning, and when she wasn't paying attention, she tripped and fell over the curb. The patient states that she fell to the ground using her right hand and arm to brace herself. She states that she heard a "crunch"; the resultant x-ray indicated a compound fracture to the ulna of her right arm. With the patient under general anesthesia, the area was opened and irrigated. The shaft of the ulna was fractured and had to be repaired using screws to hold it into place. The surrounding tissue was repaired, irrigated, and closed in a usual manner. Select the correct CPT code for the repair of the ulna:

Sarah, a 24-year-old female, was walking her dog this morning, and when she wasn't paying attention, she tripped and fell over the curb. The patient states that she fell to the ground using her right hand and arm to brace herself. She states that she heard a "crunch"; the resultant x-ray indicated a compound fracture to the ulna of her right arm. With the patient under general anesthesia, the area was opened and irrigated. The shaft of the ulna was fractured and had to be repaired using screws to hold it into place. The surrounding tissue was repaired, irrigated, and closed in a usual manner. Select the correct CPT code for the repair of the ulna:

If the starting point is catheterization of the aorta, to which of the following order branches in the vascular family reporting would the left internal carotid artery belong?

The patient presents for a direct repair of an aneurysm and graft insertion without a patch graft for an aneurysm of the common iliac artery. Select the appropriate CPT code:

The physician performed thoracentesis with tube insertion to treat pleural effusion caused by small cell cancer of the middle lobe of the right lung. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD codes:

The patient presents to the ED with severe shortness of breath. After testing, the ED physician diagnoses the patient as having ARDS. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM code:

Gavin presents to the hospital for an outpatient procedure for a diagnostic arthroscopy of the right knee. As the physician is performing the procedure, she identifies a medial meniscal tear and repairs it at that time. Choose the correct CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for this procedure:

The patient presents to the ED with severe shortness of breath. After testing, the ED physician diagnoses the patient as having ARDS. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM code:

Gavin presents to the hospital for an outpatient procedure for a diagnostic arthroscopy of the right knee. As the physician is performing the procedure, she identifies a medial meniscal tear and repairs it at that time. Choose the correct CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for this procedure:

Amara presents to the office today as an established patient to have irritated skin tags removed from her neck and shoulders. Dr. Rose prepped her for the procedure and removed 20 skin tags using liquid nitrogen. Select the appropriate CPT code(s) for Amara's visit today:

The patient presents for submucous resection of the middle turbinate, complete. Select the appropriate CPT code:

Gavin presents to the hospital for an outpatient procedure for a diagnostic arthroscopy of the right knee. As the physician is performing the procedure, she identifies a medial meniscal tear and repairs it at that time. Choose the correct CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for this procedure:

The form of skin cancer that rarely metastasizes is known as:

Amy presents to the office for destruction of a malignant 2.3-cm lesion of the skin of the neck. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT codes for today's encounter:

Boris presents to the clinic today for completion of a series of injections into his shoulder for shoulder pain. The physician gives the patient an injection into the left shoulder. Choose the correct CPT and ICD-10-CM codes:

A female patient had breast cancer 3 years ago, underwent a radical mastectomy, and received radiation and chemotherapy. She has not had treatment in the last 20 months. How is the status of the cancer reported for the patient?

Which of the following great vessels carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs?