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A patient underwent hemithyroidectomy for a neoplasm of the thyroid gland. After noticing bleeding in the post-operative wound drain, the provider suspected a hematoma and a bleeding vessel. After ...
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A patient underwent cholecystectomy for chronic calculus cholecystitis. While taking down attachments between the gallbladder and the liver bed, the provider noted an arterial bleed. The right uppe...
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A patient with history of genital herpes was admitted for delivery at 39 weeks. There is no documentation of the patient being treated with antiviral medication and the patient is symptom free duri...
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What is the correct code assignment for a retracted jaw in a newborn?
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The patient was admitted and diagnosed with both acute upper and acute lower respiratory infection. The upper respiratory infection is assigned to code J06.9, Acute upper respiratory infection, uns...
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A patient was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder recurrent, mild. Category F31, Bipolar disease, has an “Excludes1” note for “major depressive disorder, recurrent (...
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A patient, who is status post prosthetic joint removal and placement of antibiotic spacer due to infected elbow prosthesis, now presents for removal of the spacer and revision of the total right el...
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