The following documsentation is from the health record of a 10 -year-old boy. Preoperative Diagnosis: Status post palatoplasty, history of blateral incomplete cleft palale with recurrent tonsiltis Postoperative Diagnosis: Same Operation: Second-atage palatoplasty with attachment of pharyngeal flap and incidental tonsilectomy Indications: A 10 -year-old patent scheduled for revision of palatoplasty with incidental tonsilectony requested by pediatrician due to repeated infections Description of Procedure: The patient was prepped and draped in normal sterle fashion. A midine incision was made through the soff palate, exposing the posterior pharyngeal wall. A flap was then taken by incising the mucosa, submucosa, and underbing muscle, and securely sutured to the solf palate. Blateral tonsilectomy was then performed by grasping with a tonsi clamp and capsule dissection. Bleeders were controlled with electrocautery and gauze packing. Sponge and instrument counts were taken and correct, and the patient was transferred to the recovery room in good condition. Follow-up in the office in three days. Which of the following ICD-10-CM and CPT code sets will be reported? a. Q35.3, 42225, 42825 b. Q35.3, J35.01, 42225 c. Q35.3, J35.01,
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