BC3020 Week 4 A

Answer the Following Questions:

1. Q) What is the code range used to report debridement associated with open fracture?
ANSWER: _11010-11012_________________

2. Q) Name three methods of skin tag removal.
ANSWER: _1. Scissors removal. 2. Shaving of a lesion with a scalpel. 3. Removal with tweezers. _

3. Q) Describe a keratosis.
ANSWER: _A Keratosis is a callus or horny growth. _________________

4. Q) Is it necessary to use modifier -51 for nail treatment codes? Explain.
ANSWER: Modifier -51 is not required, because the codes indicate the number of nails included in the procedure. __________________

5. Q) Name the three wound repair services that are not reported separately.
ANSWER: _Ligation, exploration, Debridement._________________

6. Q) Name four of the six items that modifier -59 is used to identify.
ANSWER: _
Different Session or patient encounter.
Different procedure or surgery.
Different site or organ system.
Separate incision/excision.
Separate Lesion.
Separate injury or area of injury in extensive injuries. _

7. Q) Adjacent tissue transfers reported according to _________________.
ANSWER: The Size of the recipient site measured in square centimeters. _

8. Q) How is the size of a repair reported for adults and children?
ANSWER: _For adults the size is reported in square centimeters, and for children it is reported in the Rule of Nines or the Lund-Browder._

9. Q) Where are decubitis ulcers normally found?
ANSWER: _Decubitus Ulcers or Bed Sores are found on places of the body where there are bony projections. Examples are the hips, ankles, and heels. __