HIT 211 Lecture 60,000 CPT PDF

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In the 60,000 CPT surgery coding review Dr. Campbell started with the Endocrine system which starts on page 404 and are codes 60000-60699. There are 9 different glands, however, in CPT they are only 4 of those glands which are thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, and carotid body. Thyroidectomy on page 404 starts off with biopsy and percutaneous core needle, Parenthetical note says if imaging guidance is used another code should be assigned but also if a fine needle aspiration instead of a percat aneus needle aspiration, use the codes in the integumentary general section. Neuroplasty codes start on page 440 carpal tunnel syndrome patients use this procedure. Codes are divided where the metroplasty is taking place, 64702 neuroplasty digital and 64708 neuroplasty major peripheral nerve. Then, Removal of foreign body, which are divided based upon rather or not general anesthesia was used or not....