Chapter 20 Review

In what Surgery subsection would you find the code for the incision and drainage of a nasal abscess using an external approach to the abscess?

Which of the following terms does not describes the nasal turbinates?

Thoracentesis is performed to withdraw fluid from the pleural space for a variety of conditions including?

Which modifier would you use if polyps were removed from both the left and the right sides of the nose?

Endoscopic procedures are reported on the _____ place(s) to which the scope is advanced?

The name of the procedure in which mucus is removed from the sinuses by flushing a saline solution through the sins cavities is _____ therapy. For example, the Proetz procedure (saline irrigation combined with suction)

Select the them that describes a procedure in which a scope is placed into a body cavity?

If the physician performs a lavage of the maxillary sinus, what is he/she doing?

What is the name of the surgical procedure for the rearrangement of the nasal septum?

A diagnostic endoscopic procedure is reported only when?