Directions: Please respond to each of the following questions below. Please be sure that your responses are at least 4 to 6 sentences in length, when appropriate.
1.Amy underwent surgery for repair of a ruptured spleen. The surgeon, Dr. Stanley, had to perform a splenectomy (he removed a portion of the spleen) as part of the repair. Would the splenectomy be reported separately from the repair code?
2.Harlan undergoes a mediastinotomy. In what section of the CPT manual would the code for this procedure be located? What additional information would be needed to assign a code? If the mediastinotomy involved the removal of a foreign body, could it be coded using the excision codes?
3.Complete the following Chapter 22 exercises in the Step-by-step workbook and include your answers in this homework assignment: #34, 36, 38, and 44.
34.Using the CPT manual and ICD-10-CM/ICD-9-CM manuals, code the following: Injection procedure for identification of the sentinel node with intradermal radioisotope injection for the staging of clinically negative axillae in a patient with primary, malignant neoplasm of the central portion of the right breast.
CPT Code(s): __________
ICD-10-CM Code(s): __________
(ICD-9-CM Code(s): __________)
36.Using the CPT manual and ICD-10-CM/ICD-9-CM manuals, code the following: Drainage of an extensive lymph node abscess. Pathology report indicated Staphylococcus.
CPT Code(s): __________
ICD-10-CM Code(s): __________
(ICD-9-CM Code(s): __________)
38.Using the CPT manual and ICD-10-CM/ICD-9-CM manuals, code the following: Partial splenectomy for a 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease, Hb-C with crisis.
CPT Code(s): __________
ICD-10-CM Code(s): __________
(ICD-9-CM Code(s): __________)
44.Using the CPT manual and ICD-10-CM/ICD-9-CM manuals, code the following: Laparoscopic removal of the spleen.
CPT Code: __________
Please be sure to answer as the directions are stated. 4-6 sentences in length. Thank You.
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