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An 80-year-old patient, who wears adult diapers because of urinary and fecal incontinence, presents to the Emergency Department due to painful, irritated and excoriated skin of the vulva and buttoc...

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What codes are assigned for leakage of a cystostomy catheter causing irritant contact dermatitis due to urine?

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A patient previously underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine for low back pain, and the provider’s final interpretation was Modic type endplate changes. He now presents for a fo...

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The patient was diagnosed with acute ischemia of the ascending colon due to mesenteric vein thrombosis, which was attributed to Antithrombin III deficiency. The Index to Diseases references code I8...

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An elderly female was admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. During the hospitalization, the patient required high flow nasal cannula and BIPAP; however, de...

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A 68-year-old male was admitted due to anemia. The patient also has a past medical history of HIV disease, currently on antiretrovirals (ARVs). The patient had a history of CD4 count less than 200 ...

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Should code Z51.5, Encounter for palliative care, be assigned for patients who do not have a terminal disease, but are receiving comfort care for a serious illness?

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Please clarify correct code assignment for critical limb ischemia. There are no entries in the Index to Diseases for this condition and coding professionals may arrive at different codes. The Index...

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ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines for coding COVID-19 (April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020 version) used to allow coding of confirmed cases on the basis of “presumptive test...

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Should the administration of remdesivir, sarilumab, or tocilizumab be coded each time it is administered during a hospitalization or just coded once? 

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