CPC Exam Question 131
A patient is diagnosed with sepsis due to enterococcus. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
CPC Exam Question 132
(A 32-year-old visited a provider due to ongoing irritation and watering in his left eye. Suspecting an allergy, the provider carried out a test, introducing an allergenic extract into the mucous membrane inner lining of the eye. The patient's eye is monitored for signs of an allergic reaction, such as redness and itching. What CPT code is reported?)
CPC Exam Question 133
A 67-year-old male presents with DJD and spondylolisthesis at L4-L5 The patient is placed prone on the operating table and, after induction of general anesthesia, the lower back is sterilely prepped and draped. One incision was made over L1-L5. This was confirmed with a probe under fluoroscopy. Laminectomies are done at vertebral segments L4 and L5 with facetectomies to relieve pressure to the nerve roots. Allograft was packed in the gutters from L1-L5 for a posterior arthrodesis. Pedicle screws were placed at L2, L3, and L4.
The construct was copiously irrigated and muscle; fascia and skin were closed in layers.
Select the procedure codes for this scenario.
The construct was copiously irrigated and muscle; fascia and skin were closed in layers.
Select the procedure codes for this scenario.
CPC Exam Question 134
(A patient presents with increased intracranial pressure and is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. UnderCT guidance, the physician inserts a needle at the L4 level and advances a catheter into the subarachnoid space toactively drain cerebrospinal fluid. CSF is collected and sent to the lab; the catheter is removed. What CPT coding is reported?)
CPC Exam Question 135
A 45-year-old patient comes In with chronic sinusitis that has not responded to medication. The physician decides to use a sinus stent implant to help alleviate the patients symptoms.
The physician inserts the implant into the ethmoid sinus using a delivery system. This implant is designed to keep the surgical opening clear, prop open the sinus, and gradually release a corticosteroid with anti- inflammatory properties directly to the sinus lining. The implant is not permanent and will dissolve over time.
What HCPCS Level II code is reported?
The physician inserts the implant into the ethmoid sinus using a delivery system. This implant is designed to keep the surgical opening clear, prop open the sinus, and gradually release a corticosteroid with anti- inflammatory properties directly to the sinus lining. The implant is not permanent and will dissolve over time.
What HCPCS Level II code is reported?