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Describe how surgical codes are bundled.
 
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Alopecia areata is a type of hair loss involving patches of baldness that may come and go. It affects about one in ________ people, mostly teenagers and young adults.
 
  a. ten
  b. 100
  c. 1,000
  d. 10,000


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
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This involves the use of one CPT codeto report a group of related procedures as in a surgical package. The surgical package includes services in addition to the surgical procedure itself. These include:
 One E&M visit on the date immediately prior to or on the date of the procedure, subsequent to the decision for surgery
 Preparing the patient for surgery, including local infiltration and topical anesthesia
 Performing the operation, including normal additional procedures, such as debridement
 Immediate postoperative care, including dictating operative notes and talking with the family and other physicians
 Writing orders
 Evaluating the patient in the postanesthesia recovery area
 Typical postoperative follow-up

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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