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Left tympanostomy with insertion of a ventilating tube, under local anesthesia. Report code _____.

Replacement of left breast tissue expander with breast prosthesis (permanent). Report code _____.

Ligation and stripping of bilateral short saphenous veins and ligation of long saphenous veins from the saphenofemoral junction to the knee of the left leg. Report code(s) _____.

Testing of a blood sample for bleeding time. Report code(s) _____.

Arthrodesis of two interphalangeal joints. Report code(s) _____.

A patient sustained a fracture of his left ankle four weeks ago. The short-leg cast that was applied at that time has broken down, and during this encounter, the physician removed the old cast and applied a replacement cast for the remaining three weeks of healing time. Report code(s) _____.

Kevin James is admitted to the same-day surgical unit. Kevin was diagnosed with cholelithiasis with cholecystitis and undergoes laparoscopic removal of his gallbladder for these conditions. Report code _____.

The death of a portion of the heart muscle due to an obstruction of a coronary artery is called:

Patient underwent placement of needles into his penis for subsequent interstitial radioelement application.

Interstitial radiation source application, complex, abdominal cavity. Report code _____.