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21. The physician performed trichiasis on a patient with severely ingrown lower eyelashes. Utilizing forceps and biomicroscope, the physician removed four offending lower lashes and one misdirected upper eyelash. What is the correct code for the procedure?
  1. 67825
  2. 67830
  3. 67820-RT
  4. 67820-50
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22. The patient with severe strabismus visited the ophthalmologist clinic for a strabismus correction surgery. The ophthalmologist performed the surgery by correcting two horizontal muscles and one vertical muscle in the patient’s right eye. The physician then used a transposition procedure on the superior oblique muscle in order to further correct the misalignment. What is the correct way to code for the procedure?
  1. 67311 (X2), 67320
  2. 67312, 67314, 67320
  3. 67312, 67314, 67318
  4. 67312, 67314, 67320-51
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23. Which of the following is NOT typically included in a global package?
  1. The surgical procedure
  2. Follow-up appointments related to the procedure, within the global period
  3. Appointments for problems that are not related to the procedure
  4. Appointments for problems that are related to the procedure
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24. HCPCS Level II codes are updated every quarter by:
  1. CMS
  2. Medicaid
  3. Tricare
  4. Commercial payers
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25. When a CPT code has the words “separate procedure” in parenthesis after the code description, you:
  1. Do not use this code if it is listed as a separate procedure
  2. Code for all other elements of the procedure except this one
  3. Only code for this procedure if it was the only thing performed
  4. Code for this procedure, even if it was not performed
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