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A 46-year-old female had a previous biopsy that indicated positive malignant margins anteriorly on the right side of her neck. A 0.5 cm margin was drawn out and a 15 blade scalpel was used for full excision of an 8 cm lesion. Layered closure was performed after the removal. The specimen was sent ...

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What type of health insurance provides coverage for low-income families? Medicaid Rationale: Medicaid is a health insurance assistance program for some low-income people (especially children and pregnant women) sponsored by federal and state governments. The minimum necessary rule applies to Cove...

In ICD-10-CM what condition is reported as the default code when the provider documents urosepsis? The provider must be queried before an ICD-10-CM code can be applied. According to the ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is bilateral glaucoma of the same type and stage reported? A bilateral code can be us...

The provider documents CKD stage 5 and ESRD. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported? N18.6 What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? Chronic Kidney Disease What would be considered an adverse effect? Rash developing when taking penicillin. What does the 7th character A indicate in Chapter 19? In...

Local Coverage Determinations are administered by whom? a. State Law b. NCDs c. Each regional MAC d. LMRPs c. Each regional MAC ABN stands for _____. a. Advanced Benefits Notification b. Advisory Beneficial Notice c. Admitting Beneficiary Notice d. Advance Beneficiary Notice d. Advance Bene...

A provider admits Mrs. Smith to the hospital. She is there for five days. The provider sees her each day she's in the hospital. What subcategory of E/M codes would be used for days two, three and four? Subsequent Hospital Care If the pain is sharp, stabbing or dull, what is the component of the ...

Diagnosis: Calcification left basal ganglia. Where are the basal ganglia located? Cerebral Cortex Diagnosis: Vesicoureteral reflux. What is this a reflux of? Urine backflow from bladder into ureters Documentation: The posterior vaginal fornix and outer cervical os were prepped with a cleansing ...