CHAPTER REVIEW Practical The coding exercise that follows uses codes from a variety of CPT sections. a space in your res

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Chapter Review Practical The Coding Exercise That Follows Uses Codes From A Variety Of Cpt Sections A Space In Your Res 1 (137.3 KiB) Viewed 45 times

CHAPTER REVIEW Practical The coding exercise that follows uses codes from a variety of CPT sections. a space in your response. XXXXX, XXXXX. Make sure to include a dash in front of your modifier answers. XXXXX-XX. Make sure to indicate units with an x and spaces. XXXXX X X): An established patient is seen in the physician's office with the chief complaint of a persistent cough. Otherwise, the patient alaims to be in good health. The physician collects a history , including the chief complaint and the history of the present illness. The physical examination performed focuses on the respiratory tract. The decision making is straightforward because the physician wants to evaluate the patient for a possible case of bronchitis CPT Code: The patient is sent to the clinic's radiology department for a 2-view chest x-ray study, frontal and lateral. CPT Code: The radiologist sends the x-ray results to the physician, who reviews them and decides to order a consultation with a pulmonologist from another clinic. The patient sees the other clinic's pulmonologist, who performs a comprehensive history and a comprehensive examination with moderate complexity. CPT Code: The pulmonologist orders a diagnostic CT of the chest without contrast, and the radiologist supervises and interprets the results. CPT Code: A bronchoscopy with transbronchial lung biopsy is performed in the ambulatory surgery center. CPT Code: 2 A new patient is seen in the office for unilateral ear pain. In the history and the physical examination, the physician focuses his attention on the head, ears, nose, and throat. The physician's provisional diagnoses include otalgia and possible ear infections. The decision making is straightforward for the physician. CPT Code: The patient is sent to the clinic's radiologist for an X-ray of the ear. CPT Code: The patient is then sent to the clinic's ear specialist, who inserts a ventilation tube (tympanostomy) using local anesthesia CPT Code: ICD-10-CM Code: 3 A new patient is seen in the office for a variety of complaints, but in particular a swelling and heaviness of his right leg. The physician documents the patient's complaints, collects a history of the present illness, performs a review of systems, and inquires about the patient's past, family, and social history. A complete multi-system physical examination is performed. The physician's working diagnosis is edema of the lower extremity, cause to be determined. Given the nature of the problem, the physician considers the decision-making process to be highly complex. CPT Code: ICD-10-CM Code: 4 The patient is sent to radiology for a unilateral lymphangiography of one extremity due to swelling of the arm. The patient has a history of breast cancer. CPT Code: ICD-10-CM Codes: Another physician performs the injection procedure for the lymphangiography, CPT Code: ICD-10-CM Codes: