(false) when a physician applies the initial cast and assumes all of the subsequent fracture care, the physician cannot report the application of the cast separately because it is included in the treatment of the fracture.

One way to find this answer in the CPT Professional Edition index is under the main term “Impression,” then “Maxillofacial,” and “Palatal Lift Prosthesis-21083.” The subcategory guidelines provide direction for reporting these codes. (OR) Under Head prosthesis: Codes 21076-21089 describes professional service so no need of appending modifier 26. Palatal lift prosthesis (21083).

There are six types of freely moving or synovial joints: ball and socket, Hinge, pivot, condyloid, saddle, and gilding joints.

One way to narrow down the choices is to code for the diagnosis first, which is a medial meniscus tear of the left knee. In the ICD-10-CM code IS S89.212A. You eliminated choices C and D. 29881 (medial OR lateral) is the correct procedure code, since the menisectomy (removing torn fragments) was performed on the medial meniscus only

Trigger point is your key term in this scenario, eliminating choice C. Trigger points are coded by the number of muscles that the injections are performed on, not by the number of trigger point injections. The scenario tells you that six trigger points were injected into four muscle groups which lead you to the procedure code 20553