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A returning 2-year-old child is seen in the pediatrician’s office with stridor and a bark like cough. The pediatrician examines the child quickly and determines the child has stridulous croup. The child is given a nebulizer breathing treatment in the office to improve PO 2 levels. Medication used is breathable Epinephrine. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

A 74-year-old patient is undergoing surgery under monitored anesthesia care (MAC). The surgeon has determined the procedure will be markedly invasive. What modifier(s) is/are appropriate for Medicare?

The skin over the left groin was prepped and draped in a sterile fashion and anesthetized with 1% Xylocaine. Through a right femoral artery access, a 5 French pigtail catheter was placed in the abdominal aorta and a run-off was performed following injection of 80cc of contrast. Oblique DSA images of the iliac circulation were performed following two injections, each 15cc.Findings: Abdominal aorta: no signs of renal artery stenosis. There is mild atheromatous change involving the lower abdominal aorta. There are two eccentric plaques arising from the distal aorta just above the iliac bifurcation. There are high-grade stenoses involving both proximal iliacs, the right far more pronounced than the left.The right superficial femoral, profunda femoral, popliteal arteries are normal. The trifurcation vessels are unremarkable.On the left, there is an eccentric plaque in the common femoral artery just below the catheter entrance site. This creates approximately 40-50% stenosis at this site. The remainder of the proximal femoral artery is normal. The trifurcation vessels and popliteal artery are normal. What CPT® codes are reported?

What is the ICD-10-CM code for tachycardia?

A patient has a history of MRSA. She has just been diagnosed with pneumonia due to possible staphylococcus aureus. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

A patient needing scoliosis measurements is coming in to have standing anteroposterior and lateral views of his entire thoracic and lumbar spine. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for radiology?

What is the code and any required modifier(s) for dipstick urinalysis, automated, without microscopy performed in a physician office for a Medicare patient?

A patient had another recession strabismus procedure of the lateral rectus muscle. This muscle had previously been recessed during an operative session six months ago which resulted in scarring of the extraocular muscle. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?

A virus is identified by observing growth patterns on cultured media. What is this type of identification is called?

A patient with amyloidosis being treated for glomerulonephritis. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?