An allergic rash developed as a result of a reaction to ampicillin taken by the patient. The code(s) for this initial encounter would be:
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Q. 2) Patient had a 10 cm malignant neoplasm removed from the forehead. Z-plasty was used to repair the site.
A) 14040
B) 14040, 11646
C) 11646, 13132, 13133
D) 14020
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Q. 3) Physician excises a 1.5 cm lesion of the nose. He sends the specimen to pathology for diagnosis and for margins. Diagnosis came back basal cell carcinoma with unclear margins. Physician excised an additional .25 cm margin. Second path report came back with clear margins. What CPT code(s) are assigned?
A) 11642
B) 11442
C) 11622, 11620-51
D) 11442-51
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Q. 4) Each lesion removal site is coded separately using which modifier for the following scenario? Excision of benign lesions, .5 cm lesion of the upper arm, 1.2 cm lesion of the back, and .6 cm lesion of chest.
A) -51
B) -25
C) -59
D) -76
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Q. 5) Per CPT guidelines, if a lesion is biopsied and then the remainder of the lesion is removed, what code(s) is (are) assigned?
A) Code for the biopsy and one for the lesion excision
B) A code for the lesion excision only
C) A code for the biopsy only
D) A code for multiple lesions
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Q. 6) When coding for burns, the coder must know the ____ of the burn, the total body surface burned, and the cause of the burn.
A) shape
B) depth
C) degree
D) color
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Q. 7) A physician performs a breast biopsy for a suspicious lump. The results of this biopsy will determine if the surgeon will progress with further resection or conclude the procedure. The physician awaits the intraoperative results before proceeding. What modifier is assigned to the biopsy code?
A) -59
B) -57
C) -52
D) -58
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Q. 8) Intermediate wound repair is appropriate to use when there is a shallow wound in the epidermis that allowed for a single-layer closure but that is heavily contaminated and extensive cleansing was required.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Q. 9) When sequencing ICD-10-CM codes for burns, the code with the lowest degree is sequenced first in ascending order.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Q. 10) It is not uncommon for physicians to document addendums to records for integumentary cases.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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