Question 51
This 27-year-old male has morbid obesity with a BMI of 45 due to a high calorie diet. He has decided to have an open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The patient is brought to the operating room and placed in supine position.
A midline abdominal incision is made. The stomach is mobilized, and the proximal stomach is divided and stapled creating a small proximal pouch in continuity with the esophagus. A short limb of the proximal bowel of 155 cm is divided. It is brought up and anastomosed to the gastric pouch. The other end of the divided bowel is connected back into the distal small bowel to the short limb's gastric anastomosis to restore intestinal continuity. The abdominal incision is closed.
What are the procedure and diagnosis codes for this encounter?
A midline abdominal incision is made. The stomach is mobilized, and the proximal stomach is divided and stapled creating a small proximal pouch in continuity with the esophagus. A short limb of the proximal bowel of 155 cm is divided. It is brought up and anastomosed to the gastric pouch. The other end of the divided bowel is connected back into the distal small bowel to the short limb's gastric anastomosis to restore intestinal continuity. The abdominal incision is closed.
What are the procedure and diagnosis codes for this encounter?
Question 52
A 57-year-old woman with a physical status of 3 received general endotracheal anesthesia for a panniculectomy. The anesthesiologist personally performed the entire anesthesia service.
What CPT@ coding is reported for the anesthesia?
What CPT@ coding is reported for the anesthesia?
Question 53
An elderly patient comes into the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath. An ECG is performed The final diagnosis at discharge is impending myocardial infarction.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is this reported?
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is this reported?
Question 54
A patient is diagnosed with a pressure ulcer on her right heel that is currently being treated.
What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
Question 55
A business requires drug testing for cocaine and methamphetamines prior to hiring a job candidate. A single analysis with direct optical observation is performed, followed by a confirmation for cocaine.
Which codes are used for reporting the testing and confirmation?
Which codes are used for reporting the testing and confirmation?
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