Assignment Task: 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).
1. A patient with esophageal cancer is given parenteral nutrition solution amino acid, 3.5%. What is the correct HCPCS Level II code?
2. A 78-year-old patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive asthma presents to his primary care physician with increased wheezing and coughing. The provider initiated an albuterol inhalation treatment (compounded), one 1mg unit dose, delivered by nebulizer. After treatment, the patient's exacerbation was somewhat improved, but the provider determined a second treatment with the same dosage, was necessary. What HCPCS Level II codes are reported? Need Assignment Help?
3. A patient presents for an artificial hand after an accident that required amputation at the wrist. The device includes a disarticulating wrist with a molded socket, flexible elbow hinges, and triceps pad. What HCPCS Level II code is reported for the prosthesis?
4. A patient presents for a premolded, removable metatarsal foot arch support. What is the correct HCPCS Level II code?