Arthroscopy is also named keyhole surgery. It is a slightly intrusive surgical procedure on a joint in which an investigation and sometimes action of damage are executed with the help of an arthroscope. It is a type of endoscope that is introduced into the joint via a small incis...
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Code: Lactic Acid 83605 Code: Surgical pathology examination for prostate needle saturation biopsy sampling, 12 specimens G0416 Code: Partial thromboplastin time of whole blood (PTT) and prothrombin time (PT) 85730, 85610 A pathologist examined the following specimens. Examination was both gross and...
Radiofrequency thermotherapy to treat benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH). Report code ___. 46917 Laser surgery to remove a molluscum contagiosum lesion of the anus. Report code ___. 43235 A patient has a low blood count. The patient undergoes a diagnostic EGD procedure to check for any sources...
Assign CPT surgery code(s) to the following case. Operative Procedure: Shaving of a 0.5 cm pyogenic granuloma of the neck Assign CPT surgery code(s) to the following case. The surgeon fulgurates a 0.5 cm superficial basal cell car...
Give the CPT code for the procedure, partial meniscectomy. Amy underwent burr hole surgery for biopsy of an intracranial lesion. The surgeon, Dr. Stanley, had to perform an abscess drainage of a cyst that was found during the procedure next t...
A segment of sigmoid colon with tumor was sent to the pathologist for frozen section during surgery so that immediate diagnosis could be made. The pathologist created the frozen section, examined the specimen, and rendered an intraoperative pathological diagnosis. ...
Answer to: Assign CPT surgery code(s) to the following case. The surgeon fulgurates a 0.5 cm superficial basal cell carcinoma of the back. By...
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea 4 Cancer Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10408, Gyeonggi-...