CCS New Part I AHIMA Exam by Michelle COMPLETE SOLUTION

During a laryngoscopy, a small portion of a large lesion is removed for pathologic evaluation. The correct laryngoscopy CPT code assignment is a. for diagnostic purposes b. with removal of lesion c. with biopsy and removal of lesion d. with biopsy - d. with biopsy To accurately code initial insertion of a permanent cardiac pacemaker, the coder must code the insertion of a. the leads only b. the pacemaker device only c. the intra-operative pacemaker oly d. both the pacemaker device and the leads - d. both the pacemaker device and the leads A patient undergoes aorto-coronary bypass using a heart-lung machine. hypothermia, cardioplegia, intra-operative cardiac pacing, and chest tube insertion were also performed. In addition to coding the aorto-coronary bypass, which of the following additional procedures would be coded? a. 36.04 chest tube insertion b. 39.61 extracorporeal circulations c. 39.62 hypothermia (systemic) incidental to open heart surgery d. 39.63 cardioplegia f. 39.64 intra-operative cardiac pacemakers - b. 39.61 extracorporeal circulations