You are documenting the pain felt by a patient with pneumonia. The pain he felt in the upper quadrant of the abdomen on the affected side is known as:

What procedure can be performed through the same incision when a transthyroidectomy is performed and does not require appending a modifier for a distinct procedural service?

A) lobectomy B) lymphectomy C) thyroidectomy D) thymectomy

A neoplasm's primary site is:

A) the anatomic site where a neoplasm begins. B) the site where the neoplasm is first detected. C) always sequenced first when coding neoplasms. D) none of the above.