for example, and you need to take that into account to treat the presenting problem, list hypertension as a subsequent diagnosis, even if it is well-controlled. Then give yourself an extra point in the “established problem, stable” category and add it ...
A patient has bunion deformity of the right foot, metatarsus primus abductus right foot. Procedure: osteitomy of the first metatarsal with internal wire fixation. McBride style bunionectomy. What is the CPT code for the procedure? Which of the...
Incision and drainage below fascia, with or without tendon sheath involvement, foot; Excision, tumor, soft tissue of foot or toe, subfascial (eg, intramuscular); less than 1.5 cm Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, deep axillary node(s) Excision of bone (eg, for osteomyelitis or...
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...