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The patient has a suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), extending from above the origins of the renal arteries to just above the aortic bifurcation. A Zenith® Fenestrated AAA proximal body e...
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The patient underwent branched endograft repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA), involving the renal arteries bilaterally and the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). The aneurysm extende...
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A patient with an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and bilateral common iliac artery aneurysms underwent endovascular repair where the surgeon placed a GORE® EXCLUDER® Iliac Branch Endoprosth...
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A patient with unexplained syncope, who had recently undergone single-chamber leadless pacemaker implant insertion, presents for repositioning of the pacemaker. The right femoral vein was re-access...
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A patient with sustained ventricular tachycardia due to malfunctioning leadless pacemaker presents for removal of the single-chamber leadless pacemaker. A retrieval system was advanced into the inf...
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The patient has central sleep apnea and a phrenic neurostimulator was recommended. At surgery, the generator was placed in a subcutaneous pocket dissected in the upper chest. One end of the sensing...
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A patient presents with bleeding duodenal ulcer and an esophagogastroduodenoscopy was carried out. Multiple clips were applied to the vessels to control the multiple hemorrhaging ulcers. Should “...
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The patient underwent laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. After the uterus, tubes and ovaries had been removed, rapid bleeding was noted from the site of th...
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A patient with total anomalous pulmonary venous return underwent surgery in which the posterior wall of the left atrium and the pulmonary venous confluence were both incised and opened widely, then...
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The patient had severe arthritis of the left knee and underwent total knee replacement. How is this procedure coded?
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