Asurgeon performs a high thoracotomy with resection of a single lung segment on a 57 year-old who is currently a heavy smoker who had presented with a six-month history of right shoulder pain that radiates to the chest. an apical lung biopsy had confirmed lung cancer. what cpt® and icd-10-cm codes are reported

32484 (CTP) and C34.10. (ICD-10-CM)

Explanation:

Both CTP and ICD-10-CM are sets of codes used by healthcare professionals in the hospital setting. These codes are very useful for doctors, nurses and any other medical professional, because they reference all diseases, surgeries, procedures, applications and any other photor performed in the medical environment. These codes allow communication between professionals to be done faster and more universally, so professionals in any region of the world can understand what is happening to a patient.

In the case shown in the question above, the codes used would be 32484 in CTP and C34.10 in ICD-10-CM.

b. heterotroph

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