A patient with suspected gynecologic malignancy undergoes laparoscopic staging including bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy, periaortic lymph node sampling, peritoneal washings, peritoneal and diaphragmatic biopsies, and omentectomy.
What CPT® coding is reported?
A planned partial meniscectomy of the temporomandibular joint is cancelled after anesthesia and incision due to respiratory distress.
What CPT® coding is reported for the oral surgeon?
A 62-year-old with ventricular fibrillation comes to the outpatient surgery department for the replacement of a pacing cardioverter-defibrillator. The procedure is performed under MAC
anesthesia. The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), is working independently without medical direction.
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the CRNA?
A wedge excision of soft tissue at the lateral margin of an ingrown toenail on the left great toe is performed.
What CPT® code is reported?
A cardiologist attempted to perform a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of a totally occluded blood vessel. The surgeon stopped the procedure because of an anatomical problem creating risk for the patient and preventing performance of the catheterization.
What modifier is appended to the procedure code?
A patient has nausea with several episodes of emesis along with severe stomach pain due to dehydration. Normal saline is infused in the same bag with 2 mg ondansetron to help with the
nausea. Then a dose of 15 mg ketorolac tromethamine was given for the stomach pain.
What J codes are reported for these services?
A patient with lateral epicondylitis of the left elbow is taken to the operating room for manipulation under general anesthesia. The physician performs stretching and rotation to restore motion.
What CPT® coding is reported for the physician?
A patient is diagnosed with diabetic polyneuropathy.
Using ICD-10-CM coding guidelines, what ICD-10-CM coding is reported?
A temporary steroid-releasing sinus implant is placed in the ethmoid sinus.
What HCPCS Level II code is reported?
Which CPT® code can append modifier 50?
