1. Seminar #5-Medical Coding
Welcome, during the seminar, the chat feature will be disabled so that I am able to complete my agenda for the evening! Be sure to have your AMA CPT coding manual out for tonight! I will answer questions at the end. Thanks, Professor Campbell

2. Week 5
Reading: Read chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, & 15 Understanding Procedural
Coding: A Worktext
Discussion: Technical and Professional CPT Coding, 30 points
Exercises: Challenge exercises, 40 points
Seminar: Attend Seminar or complete option 2, 20 points

3. Hemic & Lymphatic
A 14 year old patient was in a motor vehicle crash and suffered blunt abdominal trauma. Due to internal bleeding and a ruptured spleen, the patient requires a splenectomy. After making the initial abdominal incision, the physician identifies the spleen. Splenic blood vessels are tied off. The spleen is removed in total. The remainder of the abdominal cavity is examined for any injuries or bleeding. No injury or additional bleeding is found. The wound is closed in layers.
38100

4. Mediastinum & Diaphragm
Patient underwent excision of mediastinal cyst.
39220

5. Digestive System
Roger, a 13 year old, has very severe and frequent sore throats with swelling of his tonsils. The surgeon determines that Roger needs a tonsillectomy. Dr. Mann performs the tonsillectomy. How should the tonsillectomy be reported?
42826

6. Urinary System
A physician performs a cystourethroscopy with fulguration and resection of a 6 cm bladder tumor. How should this service be reported?
52240

7. Male Genital System
A patient has a spermatocele. After incising the scrotum, the physician identified the testis and the spermatocele. The spermatocele was dissected from the epididymis.
54840

8. Female Genital System
The physician performed a salpingostomy and identified a damaged right fallopian tube.
58770

9. Maternity Care and Delivery
Routine prenatal care was rendered to this patient, who presented at 41 weeks in labor. The patient was examined, and the fetus was found to be in a breech position. The fetus was turned via external abdominal approach into cephalic position. After the turning of the fetus, an episiotomy was performed. A normal healthy 10-pound infant was born via vaginal delivery. The episiotomy was repaired. Routine postpartum care was provided.
59400, 59412

10. Questions