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Step by Step, Chapter 21

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There are *** glands in the endocrine system of the body   ***9  
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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  
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Shunts are devices used to   relive pressure in the brain caused by fluid buildup  
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What procedure is often performed with a laninectomy?   arthrodesis  
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Neuroplast is the   decompression of intact nerves  
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The Endocrine subsection of the CPT manual contains codes for *** endocrine glands   4  
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Within the Endocrine System description, the terms sutotal and ***n mean something less than the total   ***partial  
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When reporting a craniectomy/craniotomy procedure, it is common to also code *** procedures   ***grafting  
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In the Surgery of Skull Base, the *** procedure is what is done to the lesion.   ***definitive  
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The initials that indicate a shunting procedure are:   CSF  
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