CPT
The symbol + indicates what?
What are add on codes.
Using the "rule of nines", an adult leg is what percentage of the human body?
What is 9%
There is no _______ defined as to when a late effect code can or cannot be used.
What is time limit.
This is what happens when someone draws fluid or another substance into their lungs.
What is aspiration.
What is a combination code.
This is a type of repair requiring layered closure of one or more of the deeper layers of subcutaneous tissue and superficial fascia in addition to the skin closure.
What is intermediate repair.
This should be coded first with septic arterial embolism?
What is the underlying infection.
This is an added standard definition for two types of excludes notes, one indicating “not included here"
What is an excludes 2 note.
This is the result of ischemia and death of the heart muscle.
What is a myocardial infarction.
These are used for research, education, health statistics, funding, and reimbursement
What are ICD-10 codes or CPT codes
What is the code for a sugar tong splint applied to the arm for a wrist fracture?
What is a long arm splint – 29105
This is the required secondary code for a Watchman procedure and Leadless Pacemaker insertion?
What is Z00.6 Clinical trials procedures.
Hemiplegia affecting the patients left side is considered by default to be this?
What is non-dominant.
This is a condition where free air becomes trapped in the pleural cavity.
What is a pneumothorax.
This has 2 uses – 1) as the fifth character for certain character codes. 2) it provides for future expansion without disturbing the 6th character structure.
What is placeholder "X"
According to our ICG for Ed coding, all splints are coded to this type of splint, which does not allow movement?
What is static.
This is the code for personal history of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
What is Z85.71.
A distinction between __________ operative and _________ operative has been made for complications.
What is postoperative and intraoperative.
This word means not able to swallow.
What is dysphagia.
This is used above all else when following coding rules.
What are the coding conventions.
The use of the Malyugin ring during a cataract surgery for a patient with a miotic pupil requires the assignment of this CPT code?
What is 66982.
These are codes that describe symptoms or signs, as opposed to diagnosis, are acceptable for reporting purposes if one of these has not been established by the provider.
What is a definitive diagnosis.
The patient has esophageal cancer and is treated only for dehydration. The _______ is coded first, followed by __________
What is dehydration, esophageal cancer? ICD-10-CM chapter specific guideline for neoplasms stat that when the encounter is for management of dehydration due to the malignancy or the therapy, or a combination of both, and only the dehydration is being treated, the dehydration is sequenced first followed by the code(s) for the malignancy.
This illness occurs when the body attacks itself.
What is autoimmune.
The acronym RAC stands for this.
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