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A newborn was worked-up for group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection and treated with ampicillin and gentamicin. The mother was a GBS carrier with a positive GBS culture during the delivery without si...
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A Medicare patient was seen for a scheduled audiologic function test at our facility. On examination, impacted cerumen was noted in both ears. The impacted cerumen was removed via ear curettes bila...
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A Medicare patient was seen for the removal of impacted cerumen in both ears. The cerumen was removed by irrigation with a saline solution. Since this procedure was performed on both ears would it ...
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Patient presents to have a mass of the left breast and a left axillary lymph node biopsied. The left breast nodule was identified and via direct sonographic guidance the needle was inserted and two...
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Patient presents for excision of a pressure wound from the below-knee amputation (BKA) stump. Electrocautery was used to excise the wound and again to undermine the wound edges. The skin in the are...
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A 36 year-old patient presents for insertion of a single lumen midline catheter for intravenous access for infusion. The right brachial vein above the antecubital fossa was accessed using ultrasoun...
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We are trying to determine the appropriate CPT coding for a transurethral prostate biopsy. Sometimes an instrument such as a cutting loop or clamshell grasper is used, but the instrument utilized i...
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An ESRD patient was on his way to his ESRD facility for a regularly scheduled dialysis. The patient experienced substernal chest pain and before reaching the ESRD facility, the patient stopped at t...
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A patient suffering from severe dehydration presents to the ED of a local hospital. It is determined that the patient is in acute renal failure and requires dialysis. The patient receives dialysis ...
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Can you round up to the nearest whole number when 2 mg of a drug is administered and the code descriptor specifies up to 10 mg?
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