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What is the correct code for the administration of one vaccine given intramuscularly for a child under eight years of age when the physician counsels the parents?

What form is used to submit a provider’s charge to the insurance carrier?

If a CPT® code and a HCPCS Level II code exist for the same service, which one does Medicare prefer to report?

A form of milk produced the first few days after giving birth is:

Evaluation and management services are often provided in a standard format such as SOAP notes. What does the acronym SOAP stand for?

A patient with deep vein thrombosis requires heparin to maintain therapeutic anticoagulation levels. He has regular PTT’s drawn to monitor his level of anticoagulation. What CPT® code is reported?

LCDs only have jurisdiction in their ____.

A couple has been trying to conceive for nine months without success. Preliminary studies show the woman ovulates and the husband’s sperm count is good. A sperm sample is submitted for both a post coital Huhner test and a hamster penetration test. Report the codes.

A 68-year-old female with long-standing degenerative arthritis in her right knee presented. Risks and benefits were discussed. She was agreeable to surgery. After adequate anesthesia, the patient was prepped and draped in usual sterile fashion with DuraPrep1 and Betadine scrub. The leg was exsanguinated and tourniquet inflated. An anterior incision was made and carried through the skin and bursa, cauterizing all bleeders. The bursa was elevated medially and a medial parapatellar incision was made. The proximal tibia was cleaned. The knee had an 18-degree flexion contracture. The cruciate ligaments were debrided along with the menisci. The proximal tibial cutting guide was placed and the proximal tibial cut made. The femoral canal was entered and a 6 degree cut was made for the anterior jig. The distal cut was made at 6 degrees. The femur measured a size 2. The 2 cutting block was placed and the anterior, posterior and chamfer cuts were made. The notch cut was made and the trial component was placed with a size 2 tibia and 12 mm spacer and was found to fit beautifully and it tracked well. The patella was cut and measured to be a 32. The holes were drilled and the proximal tibial cuts were made. All the excess meniscal tissue and hypertrophic synovium were debrided. The wound was thoroughly irrigated and the bone dried. The cement was mixed; the size 2 tibia with a 12 mm tibial tray, size 2 femur and a size 32 patella were all cemented in place removing all excess cement. After the cement was hard, the tourniquet was released. The knee was placed through a range of motion and was found to track beautifully. The knee was thoroughly irrigated. The retinaculum was closed with interrupted figure-of-eight 1 Vicryl. The bursa was closed with 1 and 0. The subcutaneous layers were closed with 0 and 2-0 and the skin with staples. Sterile dressing was applied. The patient was taken to the recovery room in stable condition. What CPT® code is reported?

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?