Question 101
(A patient with age-related osteoporosis is hospitalized after a slip and fall resulting in fractures to both hips.
The physician ordersthree-view imaging of both hips and the pelvis, interpreted by the hospital radiologist.
Later the same day, the patient falls from bed and the doctor ordersthree additional viewsof both hips and pelvis, interpreted by thesame radiologist. What CPT coding is reported?)
The physician ordersthree-view imaging of both hips and the pelvis, interpreted by the hospital radiologist.
Later the same day, the patient falls from bed and the doctor ordersthree additional viewsof both hips and pelvis, interpreted by thesame radiologist. What CPT coding is reported?)
Question 102
The pulmonologist performs a bronchoscopy with fluoroscopic guidance. The scope is introduced into the right nostril and advanced to the vocal cords and into the trachea. The scope is advanced to the right upper lobe and a lung nodule is noted. An endobronchial biopsy is performed.
What CPT code is reported for the procedure?
What CPT code is reported for the procedure?
Question 103
What is the medical term for a procedure that creates a connection between the gallbladder and the small intestine?
Question 104
A patient has chronic cholesteatoma in the right middle ear. The otolaryngologist performed a tympanoplasty with a radical mastoidectomy, removing the middle ear cholesteatoma. Grafting technique was used to repair the eardrum without ossicular chain reconstruction.
What CPT code is reported for this surgery?
What CPT code is reported for this surgery?
Question 105
(A patient presents for surgery due to recurrent lumbar radiculopathy at a previously operated spinal level.
The surgeon performs arepeat exploration laminotomywithbilateral foraminotomyto decompress nerve roots at theL1-L2 interspace. No additional spinal levels are treated. What CPT coding is reported?)
The surgeon performs arepeat exploration laminotomywithbilateral foraminotomyto decompress nerve roots at theL1-L2 interspace. No additional spinal levels are treated. What CPT coding is reported?)