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Dr. Smith has determined that John Jones has an accumulation of fluid in the chest cavity. The doctor is surgically puncturing through the space between John's ribs, using an aspirating needle to withdraw the fluid from the chest cavity. This procedure is known as a ____.
 A)pleurodesis
 B)thoracentesis
 C)thorax puncture
 D)thoracotomy

Question 2

Using a CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure.
  Hip arthroscopy with synovial biopsy


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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