The Angel Of the South
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I missed a code in a practicode problem and, in retrospect, I think the wording in the CPT index (not the actual code) is not the clearest. I misinterpreted it. The 30-year-old pt's procedure was:
The correct code was 49505. But look at how the index indicates it: "Initial, child 5 years or older." I mistakenly thought it meant: "Child 5 years or child older than 5 years" when it evidently means "Age 5 years or older." I could have figured that out if I had thought about it longer (and if I weren't losing so much sleep due to anxiety about finishing the practicode)...but I still think "age 5 years or older" would have been even clearer.
Open right inguinal hernia repair with mesh (PHSL)
The correct code was 49505. But look at how the index indicates it: "Initial, child 5 years or older." I mistakenly thought it meant: "Child 5 years or child older than 5 years" when it evidently means "Age 5 years or older." I could have figured that out if I had thought about it longer (and if I weren't losing so much sleep due to anxiety about finishing the practicode)...but I still think "age 5 years or older" would have been even clearer.