Hot Shot Pop Quiz
Coding Educator, June 21, 2010
Do you know the answer to the question below? If so, submit your name and answer to Associate Editor Jimmy Carroll at jcarroll@hcpro.com. Each correct answer will be entered into a drawing with a chance to win a prize. The winner will be announced in next month's issue.
Question: A single physician performed posterior arthrodesis of L3-L5 utilizing morselized autograft harvested through a separate fascial incision and posterior segmental instrumentation. How should the physician’s services be reported?
The winner from March was Jill Foster, compliance coordinator at Permian Regional Medical Center in Andrews, TX. Jill won an HCPro 2010 ICD-9 Coding Manual. The correct answer to the question “A physician performs an exploration of a penetrating wound on the neck. During the same surgical session, he also performs an exploration of a penetrating wound on the leg. How would these services be reported is 20100, 20103-59.
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