The surgeon performs an incision and drainage of vulvar abscess
"Female Genital System Coding Drill"
What will be an ideal response?
Index:
Incision and Drainage, Abscess, Vulva
Code(s):
56405 Incision and drainage of vulva abscess
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A) The location of the wound is important in determining which types of resources to have available when the patient arrives. B) The answer is not necessarily important. The physician is just focusing on getting her standard questions answered while dealing with an inadequate radio system. C) It is a triage question to determine if the patient is critical or not so the hospital can prioritize. D) The physician is just trying to determine if the wound is deep or not so she knows what to prepare for.
The five-digit CPT codes used to report services and procedures performed by healthcare providers are also known as:
Level I HCPCS. Level II HCPCS. Level III HCPCS. They are not considered HCPCS codes.
________can be caused by drugs such as NSAIDS and chemotherapy
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The application of techniques to improve, augment, or compensate for hearing and related functional impairment is the definition of:
a. hearing assessment. b. hearing aid treatment. c. hearing aid assessment. d. hearing treatment.