A 45-year-old patient has a repair of an initial incarcerated inguinal hernia. CPT Code: 49521

What will be an ideal response?

Correct Code: 49507

The documentation supports the selection of the code for “initial” not “recurrent.”

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A) Use a crowbar to break the lock on the door. B) Call for a rescue truck to forcibly remove a door. C) Break the window opposite the patient with a spring-loaded punch. D) Break the window by striking it with a crowbar.

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Each Celsius degree is:

A. 1.8 times greater than each Fahrenheit degree B. equal to each Fahrenheit degree C. 1.8 times less than each Fahrenheit degree D. 9.5 times greater than each Fahrenheit degree

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