The Emergency Department physician removes a pencil eraser from the external auditory canal of a 1-year-old patient.

"Auditory System Coding Drill"

What will be an ideal response?


Index:
Auditory Canal, External, Removal, Foreign Body

Code(s):
69200 Removal foreign body from external auditory canal; without general anesthesia

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In order to consider time as a factor in evaluation and management (E/M) coding, counseling must constitute more than:

A. 25% of the visit. B. 30% of the visit. C. 50% of the visit. D. 75% of the visit.

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Where does the receptionist often document the patient payment?

a. In the receipt book b. In the ledger c. On the superbill (or charge slip) d. In the computer

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When sociologists study ideologies, they focus on

A. how people struggle to dominate each other in social groups. B. webs of shared ideas and beliefs that people use to make sense of the world. C. beliefs and orientations that are grounded in human biology. D. the social characteristics of extremist groups.

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Refer to your ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.1.f. The guideline states: If the provider documents "suspected", "possible", or "probable"________, do not assign code A92.5. Assign a code(s) explaining the reason for encounter (such as fever, rash, or joint pain) or ________, Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases.

A. SIRS, Z20.827 B. Zika, Z20.828 C. MRSA, Z20.821 D. MSSA, Z20.820

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