Instructions Step 1 Review Code Set 1 (Last Name beginning in A M) or Code Set 2 (Last Name beginning in N Z) Step 2 Review the Code Set you are assigned to Use your coding manual(s) to assign the correct code(s) in the proper sequence In addition to assigning the code(s), explain how you arrived at the code(s) Your explanation should include what you determined to be the diagnoses procedures, how you looked these up in the coding manual, and any guidelines you followed to assign the correct code(s) Step 3 Share your answers using this forum with your assigned classmate and review codes assigned by your classmate Provide a written review and discussion response that answers the following questions Are all the questions answered correctly If not, which questions are incorrect For any answers that were incorrect, please explain the correct answer What did you learn from completing this code audit Do you have any helpful ideas or strategies to assist your peer in identifying correct codes related to this topic Code Set 1 (Last Name beginning with A M) Dr Long placed a centrally inserted, tunneled central venous access device with a subcutaneous pump in a 9 year old patient What CPT code is reported Dr Middleton replaced a single chamber permanent pacemaker with a dual chamber permanent pacemaker What CPT code(s) is are reported A 58 year old patient undergoes a three artery CABG A surgical assistant procures the artery used for the grafts What CPT coding is reported for the assistant surgeon Code Set 2 (Last Name beginning with N Z) Mr White is suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm involving a renal artery and undergoes an endovascular repair deploying a fenestrated visceral autograft using two visceral artery endoprostheses Radiological supervision and interpretation were performed What CPT code is reported Mrs Millstone presents for an epicardial lead placement via median sternotomy to the right atrium and right ventricle A dual pacemaker generator is then inserted subcutaneously The patient has bundle branch block and sinoatrial node dysfunction What CPT code is reported A 48 year old patient returns to the operating suite due to a large output of blood in her chest tubes following a CABG The physician who performed the original CABG explores the chest, finds a leaking anastomosis site, and resutures the site What CPT code is reported

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Instructions Step 1: Review Code Set 1 (Last Name beginning in A - M) or Code Set 2 (Last Name beginning in N-Z) Step 2:

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Step 1:Review Code Set 1 (Last Name beginning in A - M) or Code Set 2 (Last Name beginning in N-Z)

Step 2:Review the Code Set you are assigned to. Use your coding manual(s) to assign the correct code(s) in the proper sequence. In addition to assigning the code(s), explain how you arrived at the code(s). Your explanation should include what you determined to be the diagnoses/procedures, how you looked these up in the coding manual, and any guidelines you followed to assign the correct code(s).

Step 3:Share your answers using this forum with your assigned classmate and review codes assigned by your classmate. Provide a written review and discussion response that answers the following questions:

Are all the questions answered correctly? If not, which questions are incorrect?
For any answers that were incorrect, please explain the correct answer.
What did you learn from completing this code audit?
Do you have any helpful ideas or strategies to assist your peer in identifying correct codes related to this topic?

Code Set 1 (Last Name beginning with A - M)

Dr. Long placed a centrally inserted, tunneled central venous access device with a subcutaneous pump in a 9-year-old patient. What CPT code is reported?
Dr. Middleton replaced a single-chamber permanent pacemaker with a dual-chamber permanent pacemaker. What CPT code(s) is/are reported?
A 58-year-old patient undergoes a three-artery CABG. A surgical assistant procures the artery used for the grafts. What CPT coding is reported for the assistant surgeon?

Code Set 2 (Last Name beginning with N - Z)

Mr. White is suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm involving a renal artery and undergoes an endovascular repair deploying a fenestrated visceral autograft using two visceral artery endoprostheses. Radiological supervision and interpretation were performed. What CPT code is reported?
Mrs. Millstone presents for an epicardial lead placement via median sternotomy to the right atrium and right ventricle. A dual pacemaker generator is then inserted subcutaneously. The patient has bundle branch block and sinoatrial node dysfunction. What CPT code is reported?
A 48-year-old patient returns to the operating suite due to a large output of blood in her chest tubes following a CABG. The physician who performed the original CABG explores the chest, finds a leaking anastomosis site, and resutures the site. What CPT code is reported?