Where would you find the code for draining an abscess on the outside of the nose?
The integumentary system
100
Surgical "-oscopies" always include __________________?
diagnostic "-oscopies"
100
The ____ manufactures most blood cells.
bone marrow
200
What is epistaxis?
A nose bleed
200
What is a thoracotomy?
Incision into the chest cavity.
200
The majority of codes in the respiratory system are _____lateral?
Unilateral
200
What does the respiratory system start and end with?
Nose, alveoli
200
What does a "radical" procedure mean?
Surrounding tissue was removed as well
300
Lavage means?
To infiltrate the area/wash the area with a sterilized solution such as saline.
300
What is intubation?
Insertion of a tubular device into a canal, hollow organ, or cavity; specifically, passage of an orotracheal or nasotracheal tube for anesthesia or for control of pulmonary ventilation
300
For bronchoscopies, how do we code the different sites of the lung?
"...code each appropriate endoscopy of each anatomic site examined"
300
What does VATS stand for?
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
300
What type of bone marrow is taken from someone other than the patient?
allogenic
400
What is pneumothorax?
The presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity.
400
Name two different procedures for removing tissue from the lungs.
A diagnostic endoscopic procedure is reported only when:
no surgical procedure is performed during the same operative session
400
What is it called when the diaphragm is out of normal position and has moved up farther into the thoracic cavity?
eventration
500
Sinusitis, name the four areas of the nose that can get sinusitis.
ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal and maxillary
500
What is the medical term for a chest tube?
Tube thoracostomy
500
Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Services "Each code may be reported only ________ per ________ regardless of the quanity of bone marrow/stem cells mainpulated.
once, day
500
Packing, ligation and cauterization are all used for?