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What is the ICD-10-CM code for low back pain?

Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ____ ____ and policies and procedures regarding privacy in their practices.

A patient presents to a clinic with palpitations, weight loss, bulging eyes, and extreme nervousness. The tests ordered come back positive for Graves’ disease. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

The patient is a 17-year-old male who was struck on the elbow by another player’s stick while playing hockey. He is found to have a fracture of the olecranon process. The patient was brought to the OR, anesthetized and intubated. The right upper extremity was prepped with Betadine scrub and draped free in the usual sterile orthopedic manner. The arm was then elevated and exsanguinated and the tourniquet inflated to 250 mm/Hg. A five-inch incision was made with the scalpel on the extensor side of the elbow, beginning distally and proceeding in an oblique fashion up the proximal forearm. Dissection was carried through subcutaneous tissue and fascia, and bleeding was controlled with electrocautery. We then subperiosteally exposed the proximal ulna and olecranon to visualize the fracture site. The fracture could be seen at the base of the olecranon process. We irrigated the site thoroughly and reduced the fracture fragments without difficulty. Extending the elbow, we inserted two smooth K-wires across the fracture site. Through a drill hole in the proximal ulnar shaft, we threaded an 18-gauge wire through it and wrapped it around the K-wires in a figure-of-eight manner to further stabilize the fixation. Wires were then twisted and placed into soft tissues. The K-wires in the olecranon were advanced slightly after being bent and cut. Sterile dressing was applied and the patient was placed in a splint. What CPT® code is reported?

Aortography and bilateral extremity angiography were performed. The physician placed the catheter in the aorta at the level of the renal arteries and injected contrast for the aortography and repositioned the catheter just above the bifurcation for angiography of the lower extremities. Which CPT® codes are reported?

The provider sees a 70-year-old patient with a documented history in the past few months of being combative and agitated in the nursing home. The provider diagnoses the patient with dementia and refers the patient to a neurologist for further evaluation on her combative and agitated behavior. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

A localization wire placement in the lower outer aspect of the right breast was performed by a radiologist the day prior to this procedure. During this operative session, the surgeon created an incision through the wire track and the wire track was followed down to its entrance into breast tissue. A nodule of breast tissue was noted immediately adjacent to the wire. This entire area was excised by sharp dissection, sent to pathology and returned as a benign lesion. Bleeders were cauterized and subcutaneous tissue was closed with 3-0 Vicryl. Skin edges were approximated with 4-0 subcuticular sutures and adhesive strips were applied. The patient left the operating room in satisfactory condition. What is/are the correct code(s) for the surgeon’s service?

After a routine and uncomplicated appendix surgery, the patient began bleeding postoperatively. What ICD-10-CM coding is reported?

What ICD-10-CM codes are reported for an encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery of a single live birth at 41 weeks of pregnancy?

What is the ICD-10-CM code for strep throat?