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Which diagnosis code(s) below reports pain in the left and right ears?

Preoperative diagnosis: Hematuria. Postoperative diagnosis: Right renal calculi and bladder calculus. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for this service?

Hallux rigidus is a condition affecting what part of the body?

When do you code acute respiratory failure as a secondary diagnosis?

While whittling a piece of wood, the patient sustained an avulsion injury to a portion of his left index finger and underwent formation of a direct pedicle graft with transfer from his left middle finger. What CPT® code is reported?

Postoperative Diagnosis: Carpal tunnel syndrome right wristThe patient was brought to the operating room and sedated with anesthesia. After sterile prepping and draping of the right hand, wrist and arm, the patient’s area of incision was infiltrated with xylocaine/Marcaine infiltration. An Esmarch bandage was used to exsanguinate the right hand and wrist and used about the distal forearm as a tourniquet. A curvilinear incision was made on the palmar aspect of the right wrist. Dissection was carried out through the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Bleeding was controlled. The median nerve and its branches were identified, retracted and protected at all times. The ligament was incised from proximal to distal. A thorough decompression was carried out. A neurolysis was carried out. The nerve was found to be flattened and ischemic underneath the transverse carpal ligament. The fascia was closed and the tourniquet was released. A dressing was applied and the patient was transferred to recovery room. What CPT® code is reported?

Intracoronary stents are placed percutaneously in the right coronary and left anterior descending arteries for a patient with stenosis. Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty is performed on the left circumflex coronary artery. Choose the correct CPT® codes for this procedure.

Physician changes the old battery to a new one on a patient’s dual chamber permanent pacemaker. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?

A 37-year-old has multilevel lumbar degenerative disc disease and is coming in for an epidural injection. Localizing the skin over the area of L5-S1, the provider uses the transforaminal approach with fluoroscopy. The spinal needle is inserted and the patient experienced paresthesia in her left lower extremities. The anesthetic drug is injected into the epidural space. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this procedure?

A patient has a cholecystectomy and a soft tissue lipoma removed during the same operative session. Both specimens were sent to pathology in separate containers are examined by the pathologist. What CPT® code(s) are reported?