COC 2023 FINAL EXAM STUDY 2023/2024. QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED A+ SCORE

14 year-old status post injury over one year ago to her left wrist presented with recurrent wrist pain. The patient was taken to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. She was placed in wrist traction. The radiocarpal joint was entered endoscopically through sharp skin incisions and blunt dissection into the joint. There was found to be mild synovitis in the dorsal ulnar aspect of the wrist. This was debrided arthroscopically with a shaver. There was a peripheral tear of the triangular fibrocartilage. This area was shaved to promote healing. Using outside in technique, a PDS suture was placed across the TFCC and into the capsule. There was synovitis within the midcarpal joint, but there was no articular injury. All instruments were removed and the wounds were closed with interrupted nylon sutures. What CPT ® code is reported? - answer29846-LT 44-year-old male with biplanar deformity, acquired limb length discrepancies and tibial nonunion has undergone deformity correction. He now requires exchange of an external fixation strut 45 days postoperatively. The intraoperative mounting parameters, deformity parameters, and initial strut settings are inserted into the computer prior to Jim's discharge and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform the gradual deformity correction necessary. What CPT® code(s) should be reported? - answer20697 56 year-old pro golfer is having Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer on his forehead. The surgeon takes him back for two stages. The first stage has 4 tissue blocks and the second stage has 6 tissue blocks. What is the best way to code for both stages? - answer17311, 17312, 17315 66 year-old male with a history of anemia presents for a liver core biopsy to evaluate for possible cirrhosis. The patient was brought to the CAT scan suite in which limited CT images of the upper abdomen were performed for biopsy needle placement. The appropriate site for the liver core biopsy was chosen. The patient's skin was then marked with the computer coordinates. An 18-gauge needle was advanced into the appropriate site and a sample was obtained. What CPT ® codes are reported for the facility? - answer47000, 77012 A must include cholesterol, serum total (82465), Lipoprotein, direct measurement, high density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) (83718), and Triglycerides (84478) - answerLipid Panel (80061)