1. Dr. Armstrong, a plastic surgeon, completed a bilateral rhytidectomy of the neck and a suction
assisted lipe to
services?
of the right upper ar . Whi h ode should e reported for Dr. Ar stro g’s
a. 15828-50, 15879-RT-59
b. 15826-59, 15879-RT-59
c. 15828-50, 15878-RT-59
d. 15826-RT...
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1. Dr. Armstrong, a plastic surgeon, completed a bilateral rhytidectomy of the neck and a suction-
assisted lipe to of the right upper ar . Whi h ode s should e reported for Dr. Ar stro g’s
services?
a. 15828-50, 15879-RT-59
b. 15826-59, 15879-RT-59
c. 15828-50, 15878-RT-59
d. 15826-RT, 15828-50, 15878-RT-59
2. Which code describes a cutaneous flap, transposed into a nearby but not immediately adjacent
defect, with a pedicle that incorporates an axial vessel into its design?
a. 15757
b. 15758
c. 15750
d. 15740
3. Jack fell from a ladder six months ago and broke his left radius. The fracture is not healing as expected
and the implant needs to be replaced. Today, Jack underwent a secondary procedure. Dr. Gene
completed an open treatment with internal fixation of the radial neck, including replacement of the
prostheti radial head. Ho should ou report Dr. Ge e’s ser i es?
a. 24666-LT
b. 24366-LT
c. 25607-LT
d. 24587-LT
, 4. A patient underwent a mini-open repair of her right rotator cuff. How should you report this
procedure?
a. 29827-RT
b. 23410-RT
c. 23412-RT
d. 23410-RT, 29827-RT-59
5. A 20-year-old smoker had a single 8.2-mm lung nodule reported on CT of the chest. The peripheral
nodule was not amendable to biopsy by routine bronchoscopy. The patient agreed to undergo a
diagnostic bronchoscopy with computer-assisted navigation under moderate sedation. Dr. Smith
completed the procedure and provided moderate sedation with a trained observer. The intra-service
time was documented as 45 minutes. How should Dr. Smith report her codes for this procedure?
a. 31622, 31627
b. 31622, 31627-51
c. 31622, 31627-51, 76376, 99144, 99145
d. 31622, 31627, 99144, 99145
6. A patient with a benign neoplasm of the bronchus and lung underwent a bronchoplasty with a
cartilage auto-graft repair. The thoracotomy site was closed with layered closure and a chest tube was
left in place for drainage. How should you report this procedure and diagnosis?
a. 212.3, 31770
b. 199.1, 212.3, 31775, 20910-51
c. 209.61, 31825
d. 212.3, 209.61, 31775, 31825-51
7. A 45-year-old male patient suffers from postprandial chest pain and abdominal pain. After workup
and testing, he was diagnosed with a large paraesophageal hernia. Today, he underwent a laparoscopic
repair ith i pla tatio of esh a d a edge gastroplast . Ho should ou report toda ’s ser i e?
a. 43282, 43283
b. 43281, 43282, 43283
c. 43332, 43283-51
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