Right breast was prepped Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Right breast was prepped, and an incision was made over the breast mass for intended excision. The patient experienced EKG abnormalities and the physician made a decision to discontinue the procedure and schedule it at a later date. 19120-RT 19120-53-RT 19120-52 19125-52-RT - Answer- 19120-53-RT A patient was referred by primary care to GI for rectal bleeding. The colonoscope was advanced into the cecum. The patient had a polyp removed by snare, another polyp was hot biopsied, and a separ...

A 76-year-old female had a recent mammographic and ultrasound abnormality in the 6 o'clock position of the left breast. She underwent core biopsies which showed the presence of a papilloma. The plan now is for needle localization with excisional biopsy to rule out occult malignancy. After undergoing preoperative needle localization with hook wire needle injection with methylene blue, the patient was brought to the operating room and was placed on the operating room table in the supine position ...

AAPC CPC Exam| Code Selection Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/2024 Update Q: A patient presents to the Dermatologist with a suspicious lesion on her left arm and another one on her right arm. After examination the physician feels these lesions present as highly suspicious and obtains consent to perform punch biopsies on both sites. After prepping the area, the physician injects the sites with Lidocaine 1% and .05% Epi. A 3 mm punch biopsy of the lesion of the left arm and a 4mm punch bio...

INDICATION: Patient has a hypertrophic scar on the posterior side of the left leg, at the level of the knee. This has begun to restrict his mobility. His physical therapy trial was unsuccessful. PROCEDURE: After the proper induction of anesthesia, the subcutaneous tissue of the patient's left leg beneath the scar was infiltrated with crystalloid solution containing epinephrine to minimize blood loss. The scar was then excised down to viable dermis. Hemostasis was obtained with epinephrine soak...

A 30 year-old female with a benign tumor in the lower-outer quadrant of the right breast presents for a simple mastectomy. An elliptical incision is made on the right breast into the nipple areola complex beyond the subcutaneous tissue. Counter-traction is applied to the breast and the breast is dissected free from the pectoralis major muscle. Suction drainage is placed in the area by means of a separate stab incision to drain out excess fluid. Once this is complete, the incision is closed. ...

Which system is given credit for the exam component when a provider documents "no appreciable edema in the ankles?" - Cardiovascular When providing CDI to a provider, does the message change depending on whether you are performing a prospective or retrospective audit? - Yes, because the auditor cannot ask leading questions regarding documentation before a claim is submitted. The surgeon documents liver cancer, but the pathology report states angiosarcoma of liver. You: - Code the liver c...

COC 2020 Final Exam Study Questions - Set 3 (Complete Solutions, Answered) A patient is diagnosed with pressure ulcers on each heel. Each heel displays bone involvement with evidence of necrosis and is identified as stage 4. Select the diagnosis code(s): L89.614,L89.624 A patient is given Xylocaine, a local anesthetic, by injection in the thigh above the site to be biopsied. A small bore needle is then introduced into the muscle, about 3 inches deep, and a muscle biopsy is taken. What CPT code...

COC 2020 Final Exam Study Questions - Set 5 (Complete Solutions, Answered) After suffering a fracture of the ankle three months ago, a 69 year-old patient presented with what was found to be a malunion fracture. She was treated with additional surgery and discharged. Which injury diagnosis code(s) is/are assigned? S82.899P All codes in ICD-10-PCS have how many characters? 7 All entries in the medical record must be: Signed and dated by the author with a method to establish the author's identi...

7 year-old riding his bike struck a tree stump throwing him off his bike. He received multiple lacerations. He had a 3 cm dermis laceration on his scalp with two 0.5 cm lacerations on his face. His right arm had a 5 cm laceration and right leg has a 5 cm laceration. The physician stapled the laceration for the scalp. Physician used steri-strips (adhesive strips) to close the wounds on the face. The legs and arms were cleaned by heavily irrigating them with normal saline and removal of embedded d...

AAPC Chapter 7 - Integumentary System - Practical Application Cases 1-10 2022PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Basal cell carcinoma (postoperative and preoperative diagnosis) POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Same OPERATION Mohs micrographic surgery (Mohs surgery is performed) Indications: The patient has a biopsy proven basal cell carcinoma on the nasal tip (Location) measuring 8 x 7 mm.(Size) Due to its location, Mohs surgery is indicated. Mohs surgical procedure was explained including other therapeutic opti...