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Patient with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis is admitted for a total knee replacement of both knees. The patient has significant bilateral knee joint pain, stiffness, and loss of function. Assign the CPT code(s). A. 27447, 27447-50B. 27446-50C. 27447-51D. 27487-RT, 27487-LT Answer: (more…)
Take the Free ICD-10-CM Coding Challenge below and test your medical coding skills on swimmer’s ear. Then check your answer against the answer and rationale provided. I’m pulling for you!! Not your ear though. I won’t pull your infected ear because that would hurt. š A 10-year-old male complains of pain and itching in his…
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a Type 1 STEMI inolving the right coronary artery. The patient is treated and discharged. Three weeks later, this same patient is admitted with a Type 2 MI and receives treatment. The patient is still being treated for the Type 1 STEMI. Assign the appropriate diagnosis codes….
Coding Challenge A new patient presents for an initial office visit with complaints of moderate pain and swelling of the right ankle. The physician performs a history and examination and documents it in the medical record. The patient is diagnosed with a sprain of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) of the right ankle. The medical…
Often when a radiology service is performed, there are two components involved: a technical component and a professional component. When only the technical or professional component is provided, the appropriate modifier needs to be appended to the CPT code to indicate to the payer how that portion of the service should be paid. There are…
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