ICD-10-CM
What is the ICD-10-CM code for Acute bronchitis, unspecified?
Answer: J20.9
Rationale: J20.9 corresponds to Acute bronchitis, unspecified in ICD-10-CM.
Performs arthroscopic ACL reconstructions and rotator cuff repairs.
Orthopedic surgeon.
What term means inflammation of the liver?
Answer: hepatitis
Rationale: Hepato- = liver; -itis = inflammation. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.
What E/M is reported when a primary physician sees a new patient for 48 minutes?
What is 99204?
A Connective tissue which connects muscle to bone.
A tendon.
A patient presents with type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications. Which code is appropriate?
Answer: E11.9
Rationale: E11.9 is Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications.
Performs Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer treatment.
Dermatologist?
The term "nephrolithiasis" refers to what condition?
Answer: kidney stones
Rationale: Nephro- = kidney; lith- = stone; -iasis denotes a condition or formation. Nephrolithiasis is the presence of kidney stones.
What month are the new CPT codes released annually?
What is September?
The muscles which line all hollow organs.
A smooth muscle.
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is diagnosed. Which ICD-10-CM code fits?
Answer: J13
Rationale: J13 stands for Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Specializes in autoimmune disorders like lupus.
Rheumatologist?
What is Inflammation of the glomeruli in the kidneys called?
Answer: glomerulonephritis
Rationale: Glomerul/o- refers to the glomerulus; combining forms plus -itis denote inflammation. The specific term for glomerular inflammation is glomerulonephritis.
What procedure is coded with CPT code 62270?
What is Lumbar Puncture?
The donut shaped cells without nuclei are
Erythrocytes.
A patient is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction, unspecified.
Answer: I21.9
Rationale: I21.9 is used for Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified.
This specialist interprets PET scans and plans radiation therapy for malignancies.
Radiation Oncologist?
What procedure is the surgical removal of the gallbladder?
Answer: cholecystectomy
Rationale: Cholecystectomy is the standard term for gallbladder removal.
What route is the injection code 96372 administered?
What is subcutaneous or intramuscular?
The other name of first cervical vertebra.
Atlas.
A patient with a history of myocardial infarction presents for routine follow-up. What code best represents this encounter?
Answer: I25.2
Rationale: I25.2 is used for an Old myocardial infarction (history of MI). It’s used for follow-up or historical MI encounters. Note: Z codes can appear in some contexts for history, but the standard coding for a past MI visit is I25.2.
Managaes chronic pain with nerve blocks and epidural injections.
Pain Management specialist / Anesthesiologist
A patient requires the surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall to divert fecal matter. What is the term?
Answer: colostomy
Rationale: A colostomy creates a stoma from the colon to the abdominal surface to divert stool.
What CPT codes are used for a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure that includes the arterial grafts only?
What are codes 33533-33536?
The only movable joint of the skull.
Temporomandibular joint?