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  2. Preauricular sinus and cyst - Wikipedia

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    Preauricular sinuses and preauricular cysts are two common congenital malformations. Each involves the external ear. The difference between them is that a cyst does not connect with the skin, but a sinus does. [3] Frequency of preauricular sinus differs depending the population: 0.1–0.9% in the US, 0.9% in the UK, and 4–10% in Asia and ...

  3. Why some people have a small hole in front of their upper ears

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    There is a birth defect of the ear that is visible and relatively common around the world. It is called preauricular sinus which, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, or NIH ...

  4. Current Procedural Terminology - Wikipedia

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    The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is a procedural code set developed by the American Medical Association (AMA). It is maintained by the CPT Editorial Panel. [1] The CPT code set describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among ...

  5. Preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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    The preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes (anterior auricular glands or preauricular glands), from one to three in number, lie immediately in front of the tragus. Their afferents drain multiple surfaces, most of which are lateral in origin. A specific example would be the lateral portions of the eye's bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva as well as ...

  6. Accessory auricle - Wikipedia

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    An intermediate power of a microscopic view of an accessory auricle. The lesions presents as a nodule or papule, either sessile or pedunculated. They may be soft or have a cartilaginous structure. By histologic examination, it is a recapitulation of normal external auricle. There will be skin, cartilaginous structures, and cartilage (although ...

  7. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes). This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology ...

  8. Medical billing - Wikipedia

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    Medical billing is a payment practice within the United States healthcare system. The process involves the systematic submission and processing of healthcare claims for reimbursement. Once the services are provided, the healthcare provider creates a detailed record of the patient's visit, including the diagnoses, procedures performed, and any ...

  9. Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    The acronym HCPCS originally stood for HCFA Common Procedure Coding System, a medical billing process used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Prior to 2001, CMS was known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). HCPCS was established in 1978 to provide a standardized coding system for describing the specific ...