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A 63-year-old diabetic patient, who has been diagnosed with a gangrenous decubitus ulcer of the left heel, is admitted to the hospital and undergoes excisional debridement of a foul-smelling necrot...
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When a diabetic patient has arteriosclerotic peripheral artery disease, should an additional code be assigned from subcategory I70.2-,Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, to describe ...
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A 14-year-old female patient was seen in the Diabetes Clinic for a follow-up visit. The provider documented “Combination type 1 and type 2, diabetes mellitus in poor control.” The provider was ...
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The patient has been diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and chronic total occlusion of the coronary artery. There is an excludes1 note at code I25.82, Chronic total occlusion of co...
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A patient is admitted for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response (RVR). The classification provides codes that describe paroxysmal, chronic, and persistent at...
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An 80-year-old woman, who is status post recent left mastectomy with complete axillary node dissection due to breast malignancy, developed a persistent seroma at the site of the mastectomy. What is...
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When a newborn has a routine circumcision done in the hospital during the birth episode, would it be appropriate to assign code Z41.2, Encounter for routine or ritual male circumcision, in addition...
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