Exam 6: General Coding Guidelines for Medical and Surgical Procedures

The body site for perirenal is kidney.

ESWL-right ureter

In some instances,a surgical wound is not closed at the time of a surgical operation and is allowed to heal and will be closed at a later date.This would be an example of when a ____ would be coded.

Alphabetic Index entry for resection of the adrenal glands

Bilateral fallopian tubal occlusion with Falope ring device,laparoscopic approach

Reattachment left index finger

Procedures that are performed using an open approach with percutaneous endoscopic assistance are coded to laparoscopic approach.

Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

The resection of tonsils is coded to an open approach.

Which of these is a true characteristic of significant procedures?

Low cervical cesarean section would be identified by the seventh character qualifier.

Completely closing an orifice or lumen of a tubular body part is called ____.

Modifying the natural anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part is called ____.

PTCA of left anterior descending and left circumflex

The type of instrumentation is a component in determining the approach.

Endometrial ablation via natural opening,endoscopic

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part is called ____.

Lysis of small intestinal adhesions,open approach

Alphabetic Index entry for removal pessary

"Low cervical cesarean section" would be identified by the fifth character approach.