Describe two ways assigning incorrect codes can affect a patient.

Lina went camping in the woods. while camping, she accidentally touched a strange plant. her hand immediately started itching, and her skin erupted in hives. after she got home, her grandmother cooked some oatmeal, wrapped it in a cloth, and put it on lina’s affected hand. lina’s grandmother followed a traditional remedy.

A70 year-old female has a drooping left eyelid obstructing her vision and has consented to having the blepharoptosis repaired. a skin marking pencil was used to outline the external proposed skin incision on the left upper eyelid. the lower edge of the incision was placed in the prominent eyelid crease. the skin was excised to the levator aponeurosis. an attenuated area of levator aponeurosis was dehisced from the lower strip. three 6-0 silk sutures were then placed in mattress fashion, attaching this attenuated tissue superiorly to the intact tissue inferiorly. this provided moderate elevation of the eyelid. what cptâ® code is reported?

How do healthier citizens save the government money?