Frequently Asked Questions

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The correct answer is: 76857.

The correct answer is: 76604.

Yes, if you are coding for the department that performed the implantation of the defibrillator pulse generator who submits the HCPCS codes to devices. Check the manufacturer websites for reimbursement file with HCPCS codes for the devices.

Correct Sequence of Coding Assignment

Primary diagnosis: appropriate primary injury code

Secondary diagnosis: appropriate code for injuries to nerves, spinal cord, or blood vessels

From your ICD-10-CM book's Index page, locate for Abscess then Groin ….. L02.214.

Verifying from your book's Tabular page, the description of the code L02.214 is Cutaneous abscess of groin.

Therefore, the correct ICD-10-CM code is L02.214.

The correct CPT code is 97022, Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; whirlpool.

Whirlpool treatment or  Whirlpool soaking therapy is used to soften tissues and massage sore areas. One of several hydrotherapies (water) used. 

It is an anatomical space between the liver and surrounding structures.

It is the end of the small intestine that connects to the cecum.

a. The patient has skin lesions in her breasts around the nipples and the doctor wants to find out about its nature. 

b. The patient has an ulcer in the superficial area of her tongue and the doctor wants to investigate if it is benign or malignant.

c. The doctor issued a prescription to treat the patient’s skin lesion in her abdomen.

d. The doctor performed a biopsy to identify the pathological nature of the patient’s skin lesions found in her cervical spine area.

The correct answer is: a. The patient has skin lesions in her breasts around the nipples and the doctor wants to find out about its nature.

a. S52.531A

b. S52.532A

c. S62.531A

d. S62.532A

The correct answer is b. S52.532A. Look for Colles' Fracture from your Alphabetic Index page and you will find S52.53-. Make sure you verify this code in your Tabular Page wherein you will find that appropriate complete code to be S52.532A.