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A patient is diagnosed with nosocomial gram-negative bacilli sepsis/blood stream infection, due to a midline catheter. What is the appropriate code assignment for the blood stream infection due to ...
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A patient with a midline catheter developed cellulitis of the left upper arm secondary to the catheter. What is the appropriate code assignment for left arm cellulitis due to midline catheter, as m...
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How is streptococcal Group B sepsis due to a hemodialysis central venous catheter classified in ICD-10-CM? Which is more appropriate, assigning a code for the type of catheter, such as central veno...
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This patient has history of complicated diverticulitis, status post sigmoid colectomy with end colostomy, complicated by recurring pelvic abscesses, secondary to the remaining rectal Hartmann cuff....
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A patient with stage IV lung cancer and brain metastases was noted to have worsening chronic pericardial effusion and was admitted for treatment of the effusion. At the time of discharge, the final...
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A patient presented to the hospital with severe fatigue. Complete blood count (CBC) showed low platelets, red and white blood cells. Further workup included bone marrow biopsy that revealed acute m...
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A patient with uterine adenocarcinoma was admitted for a small bowel obstruction. During the hospitalization, she was restarted on chemotherapy, which caused profuse diarrhea, and the provider docu...
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How is a diagnosis of choledochoduodenal fistula with choledocholithiasis, cholecystitis and obstruction coded in ICD-10-CM?
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The patient was admitted with generalized weakness and thunderclap headache. Diagnostic lumbar puncture was positive for bloody aseptic meningitis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of varicella-z...
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A 4-year-old presented to the Emergency Department for pain due to fall onto the left shoulder and arm three weeks ago. The provider diagnosed proximal metaphyseal humeral fracture without displace...
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