A: HCPCS L codes describe orthotics and prosthetics, which includes codes for some splints and immobilizers. The definition of many L codes includes the phrase, âincludes fitting and adjustment.â Therefore, when you report the L code, you are reporting the splint and the procedure of fitting the device to the patient. When you also report a CPTÂ® code, you report the procedure twice.
Dust exposure can cause congestion, runny nose, cough, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, and more.
Since a portion of the chest tube is inside the patient, 86% of the time chest tube clogging goes unobserved. In the setting of bleeding, chest tube clogging can cause blood to be retained around the heart and lungs, known as retained blood syndrome, or RBS. This can lead to a complex of complications including pericardial tamponade, hemothorax, pleural effusion, decreased cardiac output, and death.