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A 56-year-old patient who has been admitted requires a tunneled CV catheter insertion. The physician uses ultrasound guidance to perform the insertion. The physician documented vessel patency and that permanent recordings are in the patient’s record. What CPT® codes are reported for the physician’s services?

A woman with a long history of rectocele and perineal scarring from multiple episiotomies develops a rectovaginal fistula with perineal body relaxation. She has transperineal repair with perineal body reconstruction and plication of the levator muscles. What are the CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes reported for this procedure?

Transurethral resection of bladder neck and nodular prostatic regrowth. What CPT® code is reported for this service?

Circumcision with adjacent tissue transfer was performed on a 2-month-old. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this service?

A 5-week-old infant shows signs of fatigue after eating and has poor weight gain. He is suspected to have a congenital heart defect. The neonatologist ordered a complete transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). TTE is showing a shunt between the right and left ventricles. The neonatologist read and interpreted the study and indicated the patient has a ventricular septal defect (VSD). What are the CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes for the TTE read?

Anesthesia start time is reported as 7:14 am, and the surgery began at 7:26 am. The surgery finished at 8:18 am and the patient was turned over to PACU at 8:29 am, which was reported as the ending anesthesia time. What is the anesthesia time reported?

A 63-year-old man presents with a neck mass to be excised. The neck mass was palpated and an incision was then made and carried down through the dermis with electrocautery. The subcutaneous tissue of the skin was opened encountering an organized mass with a benign appearance of a lipoma. Using careful blunt and sharp dissection, the mass measuring 5 cm was completely excised around its entire circumference leaving the capsule intact. The mass was removed from its posterior attachments using electrocautery. What CPT® code is reported for this procedure?

What is the abbreviation for BOTH EYES?

What is the anesthesia code for an appendectomy?

What CPT® code is reported for open decortication and parietal pleurectomy?