Reference no: EM133210885
Assignment:
Coding Case Studies-
15-year-old admitted to 1-week residential substance abuse facility for marijuana substance abuse counseling, individual counseling, group counseling, and family substance abuse counseling (all counseling is 30 minutes per day each day). Blood work for THC levels. Cough, sore throat, and smokes pot every day. Code for hospital using 3M. Code for psychologist who is the attending physician for this 7-day admission. Code for Chargemaster.
1. 18-year-old female admitted for epigastric pain, loss of appetite, and weight loss. Diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Cholecystitis, hepatitis, and cholangitis. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed based on findings from abdominal ultrasound and abdominal MRI with contrast. Hepatic biopsy with needle/trocar. Code for the hospital including the 3M summary sheet screen shot as in question 1. Code for the hospital. Code for the attending physician for this 7-day admission. Code for hepatobiliary surgeon who performed both the surgery and the biopsy. Code for the Chargemaster. Code for the radiologist who read the ultrasound and MRI.
2. 39-year-old male found lying on the sidewalk. He has a blood alcohol level of 295mg/dL and is obviously intoxicated. Scalp laceration of 10 cm was repaired with a status of intermediate repair. Patient is diagnosed via CT Scan of the head without contrast with a subdural hematoma. Code for the hospital including the required 3M screen shot. Code for the attending physician for this 2 day admission. Code for the two neurology consultations. Code for the Chargemaster. Code for the radiologist who read the CT.
3. 31-year- old male was involved in a motorcycle accident which collided with another motorcycle during a recreational ride on a highway to raise money for charity. MIR with contrast revealed C3 displaced spondylolisthesis. The neurosurgeon performed a C3 corpectomy and fusion with fixation with fibular strut graft and plate. Code for the hospital including the 3M screen shot. Code for the attending physician who discharged this patient in 90 minutes on day 5. Code for the neurosurgeon. Code for the Chargemaster. Code for the radiologist who read the MRI.
4. 4 year old female who was bitten by the neighbors' dog while playing with the dog in the back yard of their single family home. General anesthesia was required to repair the 13 cm complex repair of the face performed by a plastic surgeon. Patient was admitted for two days and discharged in 60 minutes on the second day. Her pediatrician was the attending physician. Code for the hospital including the screen shot. Code for the attending. Code for the plastic surgeon.