HIT 202 CPT - Assign Codes - Surgery

Portal vein catheterization followed by insertion of transvenous intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

37182

Ligation, division, & stripping, short saphenous vein, bilateral.

37718-50

Incision & drainage of a pilonidal cyst, complicated.

10081

Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane (including simple closure), unless otherwise listed, single lesion.

11100

Patient has 16 skin tags removed from the upper chest & neck area.

11200, 11201

Excision of two 1 cm benign skin lesions of the face.

11441, 11441-59

A patient had avulsion of four nail plates.

11730, 11732, 11732, 11732

Two simple repairs of the scalp are done; one laceration was 10 cm, & the other laceration was 5 cm.

12005

A patient sustained a 2 cm chin laceration, a 3 cm cheek laceration, & a 4 cm forearm laceration. He also suffered a 5 cm thigh laceration & 6 cm laceration of his calf. The lacerations of the forearm & thigh required 9 cm simple closure of the skin & subcutaneous tissues. The deep calf laceration required 6 cm intermediate closure. The facial lacerations were deep & quite dirty, requiring complex closure.

13132, 12032-51, 12004-51

Excision, sacral pressure ulcer, with primary suture.

15931

Mammplasty, augmentation, with prosthetic implant.

19325

Replantation, thumb (includes carpometacarpal joint to MP joint), complete amputation.

20824

Arthrotomy of the temporomandibular joint, bilateral.

21010-50

Tenotomy, shoulder area, multiple tendons through same incision.

23406

A patient underwent closed reduction of a closed fracture of the right clavicle as the result of an automobile accident.

23505-RT

Surgical treatment was rendered to a patient who sustained a fracture of the right humeral shaft. The orthopedic surgeon performed open treatment of the fracture using an intramedullary implant & locking screws. Following the procedure, a cast was applied.

24516-RT

Arthroscopy of the left ankle with open ankle arthrodesis.

29899-LT

Surgical repair of vestibular stenosis.

30465

A patient presents with a nosebleed. The physician packs the patient's anterior & posterior areas of the left nostril.

30901-LT, 30905-LT

Arytenoidectomy or arytenoidopexy, external approach.

31400

Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed with bronhial or endobronchial biopsy(s), single or multiple sites.

31625

Insertion of indwelling tunneled pleural catheter with cuff, imaging guidance performed.

32550, 75989

A patient diagnosed with chronic pericarditis presents for complete removal of the pericardium, which is performed under cardiopulmonary bypass.

33031

Operative tissue ablation & reconstruction of atria, limited (e.g., modified maze procedure).

33254

Suture repair of aorta or great vessels with cardiopulmonary bypass.

33322

Valvuloplasty, aortic valve, open with inflow occlusion.

33401

A patient presents with tricuspid valve regurgitation and undergoes repair of the valve, which requires use of a ring.

33464

Repair of truncus arteriosus, 5-day-old male infant.

33786

Selective catheter placement, arterial system, initial third order or ore selective thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family.

36217

Cutdown of vein for venipuncture, 55-year-old male patient.

36425

Transfusion, intrauterine, fetal with radiological supervision & interpretation.

36460, 76941

Placement of needle for intraosseous infusion.

36680

Ligation & stripping of bilateral short saphenous veins & ligation of long saphenous veins from the saphenofemoral junction to the knee of the left leg.

37718-50, 37722-LT

Transplant preparation of hematopoietic progenitor cells, thawing of previously frozen harvest, without washing, per donor.

38208

Excision of cystic hygroma, axillary or cervical, with deep neurovascular dissection.

38555

Limited lymphadenectomy for staging (separate procedure), pelvic & para-aortic.

38562

Total removal of bilateral lymph nodes from pelvic region performed using laparoscope.

38571

Resection, diaphragm, with complex repair (e.g., prosthetic material, local muscle flap).

39561

Cricopharyngeal myotomy.

43030

A 50-year-old male patient undergoes a screening sigmoidoscopy & colonoscopy during the same operative session.

45378

Placement of Seton.

46020

Hepatectomy, resection of liver, partial lobectomy.

47120

Insertion of intraperitoneal cannula or catheter for drainage or dialysis, permanent.

49421

Repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age, incarcerated or strangulated.

49521

Suture, secondary, of abdominal wall for evisceration or dehiscence.

49900

Which is a diagnostic procedure?

Endoscopy.

Code 29280 is reported when an initial strapping of the hand is done at the same time as the suture of a laceration.

False

A simple fracture is described clinically as closed.

True