Module 3 Coding Lab Respiratory System Qs&As A+ Grade

Module 3: Coding Lab: Respiratory System Qs&As A+ Grade A patient's nose was hit with a baseball during a high school baseball game. At the time reconstruction was performed with local graphs. Patient returns now as an adult, discontent with the bony prominence along the bony pyramid and the flat look of the tip of the nose. He underwent major repair with osteotomies and nasal tip work. What CPT code is reported - ANS-Code: 30450 Explanation: rhinoplasty, secondary; major revision ( nasal tip work, osteotomies) No Modifiers Bilateral sinusotomy of the frontal, maxillary, and sphenoid sinuses. What CPT code is reported - ANS- Code: 31090-50 Explanation: Main term: Sinusotomy Sub term: Complete Final Code: 31090 Modifier: 50 Combined because of frontal, maxillary, and sphenoid sinuses. Surgical thoracoscopy with excision of pericardial mass. What CPT code is reported - ANS-Code: 32661 Main term: Thoracoscopy Sub term: Surgical, with excision of pericardial cyst, tumor and/or mass Final Code: 32661 Modifier: None A 65-year-old patient is complaining of difficulty breathing. Patient is scheduled for diagnostic VATS(video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery). Under general anesthesia, he was placed in left lateral DECUBITUS position, and a thoracoscope was inserted through a port site. The VATS exploration immediately revealed a mass of the right upper lobe. A biopsy was performed and sent to pathology. Continues...