Martha Lightfood, an 82-year-old female, was brought into Dr. Morrison’s office byher daughter because Martha was complaining of a sharp pain in her chest. After a negative EKG, Dr. Morrison had a quantitative differential pulmonary perfusion and ventilation study performed, which confirmed a pulmonary embolism. Marthawas taken immediately by ambulance to the hospital. Code the quantitative differential pulmonary perfusion and ventilation study only

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Pulmonary embolism is a condition that occurs due to a blockage of an artery in the lungs. This is a consequence of a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream. The symptoms of this condition include shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing up blood. Some signs that might indicate the presence of this condition are low blood oxygen levels, rapid breathing, rapid heart rate and fever.