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10. A patient is suffering from an intracranial hemorthage resuling from an intr

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10. A patient is suffering from an intracranial hemorthage resuling from an intracranial aneuy an right carotid artery. Emergent microdissection of the aneurysm is performe Which code(s) should be reported? A. 61700, 69990 B. 61700 C. 61697 D. 61697, 69990 in the via an intracranial approach. 11. The regions of the spine are A. Sacral, lumbar, brachial, pia B. Sacral, cervical, lumbar, thoracic C. Pia, arachnoid, vertebral, lumbar D. Lumbar, cervical, pia, thoracic 12. A patient is diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, lumbosacral, without myelopathy. The surgeon performs 8 a bilateral laminotomy via a posterior approach. The nerve roots are decompressed, and a partial fac- etectomy is performed for interspace L4-L5. Which code should be reported? A. 63040 B. 63040-50 C. 63030-50 D. 63030

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11. Anwer is (B.) Sacral, cervical, lumbar, thoracic

Regions of the Spine - Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral.