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The provider orders the following serum blood tests as part of a pre-employment physical exam: Complete Blood Count (CBC) automated and automated differential White Blood Count (WBC) count, Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP), and a Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) assay, which are all part of the general health panel. A drug screen for multiple drug classes was also collected. What diagnosis code is reported?

The Table of Drugs in the HCPCS Level II book indicates various medication routes of administration. What abbreviation represents the route where a drug is introduced into the subdural space of the spinal cord?

Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney?

Which does NOT contribute to refraction in the eye?

A 70-year-old female patient presents with a complaint of left knee pain with weight bearing activities. She is also developing pain at rest. She denies any recent injury. There is pain with stair climbing and start up pain. AP, lateral and sunrise views of the left knee are ordered and interpreted. The diagnosis is left knee pain secondary to underlying primary degenerative arthritis. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

A covered entity may obtain consent from an individual to use or disclose protected health information to carry out all of the following EXCEPT what?

The process of preserving cells or whole tissues at extremely low temperatures is known as:

A patient, at 26 weeks’ gestation, presents with gestational diabetes controlled with diet and insulin. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

Patient is a 68-year-old male admitted for left flank nephrectomy with partial ureterectomy. He has left renal atrophy and chronic renal inflammation. The pathology report reveals marked glomerulosclerosis, chronic inflammation of the kidney, renal pelvis and ureter. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for this service?

A vesiculotomy is defined as: