Author Question: Ted had a biopsy of the pituitary gland. What is the appropriate ICD-9-CM procedure code? A) 07.11 ... (Read 25 times)

V@ndy87 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Ted had a biopsy of the pituitary gland. What is the appropriate ICD-9-CM procedure code?
A) 07.11
B) 07.12
C) 07.13
D) 07.15

Question 2

For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book and select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given.

The following was recorded on an inpatient face sheet:
Metastatic carcinoma of the brain from the lung

The history and physical in the patient's record documents the following:
Previous surgery:
This patient had a resection of the left lung approximately one year ago, with no evidence of recurrence at this site at this time.