Using the CPT manual, select a code for the procedure completed according to the following report:

Preoperative and postoperative diagnosis: Nerve compression

Procedure: Decompression of nerve

The patient was prepped and draped in the usual fashion. The right foot was sterilized. An incision was made at the base of the foot, and the plantar digital nerve was identified. The tissue surrounding the nerve was dissected from the plantar digital nerve to release the pressure that was on the nerve. The incision was closed. The patient tolerated the procedure and was sent to the recovery room in stable condition.

64726

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

Gout is caused by an excess of ________ in the body

A) urine B) uric acid C) calcium crystals D) estrogen

Health Professions

The fundamental reason a patient uses BiPAP when sleeping is to:

A) provide high-concentration oxygen. B) keep the small airways open. C) lower the amount of exhaled CO2. D) decrease the incidence of lower airway infection.

Health Professions