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An infant with genu Your keywords in the scenario to narrow your choices
valgum is brought to the down to code 27485 are: "distal femur,""genu valgum,"
operating room to have and "hemiepiphysiodesis." Answer D
a bilateral
medial distal femur
hemiepiphysiodesis done.
On each knee, the C-arm
was used to localize the
growth plate. With the
growth plate localized, an
incision was made
medially on both sides.
This was taken down to
the fascia, which was
opened. The periosteum was
not opened.
The Orthofix® figure-of-
eight plate was placed and
checked with X-ray. We
then
irrigated and closed the
medial fascia with 0 Vicryl
suture. The skin was closed
with 2-0 Vicryl and 3-0
Monocryl®. What procedure
code is reported?
A. 27470-50
B. 27475-50
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C. 27477-50
D. 27485-50
The patient is a 67 year-old Patient is having an Infuse-A-Port put in his chest to receive
gentleman with metastatic chemotherapy. The
subclavian vein (central venous) is being tunneled for
colon cancer recently
the access device, eliminating multiple choices A and D.
operated on for a brain
The patient had a subcutaneous pocket created to insert
metastasis, now for
the power port, eliminating multiple choice answer B.
placement of an Infuse-A-
Code 77001 reports
Port for continued
fluoroscopic guidance for a central venous access
chemotherapy. The left
device. Modifier 26 denotes the professional service.
subclavian vein was located
Answer C
with a needle and a guide
wire placed. This was
confirmed to be in the proper
position
fluoroscopically. A
transverse incision was
made just inferior to this
and a
subcutaneous pocket
created just inferior to this.
After tunneling, the
introducer was placed over
the guide wire and the
power port line was
placed with the introducer
and the introducer was
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peeled away. The tip was
placed in the appropriate
position under
fluoroscopic guidance
and the
catheter trimmed to the
appropriate length and
secured to the power port
device. The locking
mechanism was fully
engaged. The port was
placed in the subcutaneous
pocket and everything sat
very nicely
fluoroscopically. It was
secured to the underlying
soft tissue
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A CT scan identified The drainage of fluid from the pleural cavity was performed via
moderate-sized right needle
(percutaneous) with insertion of an indwelling catheter
pleural effusion in a 50 year-
to drain the fluid, eliminating multiple choice answers
old male. This was estimated
B and D. The procedure was performed under
to be 800 cc in size and had
ultrasound guidance, eliminating multiple choice
an appearance of fluid on
answer C. Answer A
the CT Scan. A
needle is used to puncture
through the chest tissues
and enter the pleural cavity
to insert a guidewire under
ultrasound guidance. A
pigtail catheter is then
inserted at the length of the
guidewire and secured by
stitches. The catheter will
remain in the chest and is
connected to drainage
system to drain the
accumulated fluid. The
CPT® code is:
A. 32557
B. 32555
C. 32556
D. 32550
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