mardi 2 septembre 2014

Help Coding

I need help with a big homework assignment. I need icd9 /cpt codes for the following:

A patient presents to the orthopedic office with his index fingers curling of his right hand. The provider diangnosed him with trigger fingers and scheduled him for trigger finger release. He presents to the OR for the trigger finger release of both fingers.

My take is 727.03/26055 ??


2. Patient has severe bilateral wrists pain as well as left elbow pain. He was discovered to have carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome. The provider scheduled him for release. He presents to the or where a bilateral endoscopic release was performed and a left cubital tunnel release.


Not sure


3. A patient accidentaly cut the insode of her hand, while cutting food. The laceration measured 5 cm in length. It required a simple laceration repair. While she was there she also had a TDAP injection.

Diagnosis: ? CPT ?


4. Mr. Smith is an 89 year old resident of local nursing home. While eating steak she began to choke at which tshe felt as if she had something stuck in her throat. She currently has breast cancer which she is being treated with chemotherapy which has also spread to her bones, diabetic retinopathy, legal blindness, and AKA of her right leg. She was brought to the ER at which time an EGDY was performed and the foreign body for white residue. The pathology report reported candidal Esophagitis

Diagnosis? CPT ??


Any and all help is greatly appreciated, Thank you in Advance.






Help Coding

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