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Step by Step Ch. 21
Step by Step, Chapter 21
Question | Answer |
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There are *** glands in the endocrine system of the body | ***9 |
During the skull-based surgery, if one surgeon performs the approach and a second pysician performs the definitive procedure and a third pysician performs the closure, what modifier is appended to definitive procedure code | No Modifier is Used |
Shunts are devices used to | relive pressure in the brain caused by fluid buildup |
What procedure is often performed with a laninectomy? | arthrodesis |
Neuroplast is the | decompression of intact nerves |
The Endocrine subsection of the CPT manual contains codes for *** endocrine glands | 4 |
Within the Endocrine System description, the terms sutotal and ***n mean something less than the total | ***partial |
When reporting a craniectomy/craniotomy procedure, it is common to also code *** procedures | ***grafting |
In the Surgery of Skull Base, the *** procedure is what is done to the lesion. | ***definitive |
The initials that indicate a shunting procedure are: | CSF |