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What is a function of the alveoli in the lungs?

A 35-year-old type II diabetic is feeling weak. The physician performs a stat glucose test in which a finger stick is done placing the drop of blood on a reagent strip. The test indicates the patient is hypoglycemic. The physician gives the patient some glucose supplements and performs another stat glucose test using the same lab test as before 30 minutes later. The second test shows the glucose levels returned to normal. How are the lab tests reported?

A patient with primary hyperparathyroidism undergoes parathyroid sestamibi (nuclear medicine scan) and ultrasound and is found to have only one diseased parathyroid. A minimally invasive parathyroidectomy is performed. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the surgery?

A baby was born with a ventricular septal defect (VSD). The provider performed a right heart catheterization and transcatheter closure with implant by percutaneous approach. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

What is the CPT® coding for thawing 4 units of fresh frozen plasma?

How many lobes make up the right lung?

A physician orders a General Health Panel, all tests except a creatinine, including CBC with automated differential. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?

The acronym BKA means:

Tomographic axial images (CT or CAT scan) through the abdomen were obtained without administration of intravenous contrast. This showed a 3 cm diameter mass in the upper pole of the right kidney abutting the liver. Cryoablation of the lesion was performed utilizing two freezing cycles with good cosmetic results. What CPT® codes are reported?

Ultrasound indicates a 20-week fetus has a distended bladder and the decision is made to perform vesicocentesis. The procedure is successful and the bladder is emptied. What CPT® is code reported for this procedure?