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The patient presented with malposition of a right subclavian central venous catheter (CVC) in the right brachiocephalic vein. The catheter was removed and replaced with a right internal jugular CVC...
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A patient, who is status post left total knee arthroplasty surgery, and recent wisdom tooth extraction, is diagnosed with hematogenous left knee prosthetic joint infection. He underwent revision of...
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A patient with melena and hematemesis was diagnosed with acute on chronic blood loss anemia due to a bleeding duodenal ulcer. ICD-10-CM classifies acute blood loss anemia to code D62, Acute posthem...
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A patient presents to the emergency department in severe respiratory distress due to possible aspiration. The patient was also noted to be septic on arrival due to pneumonia and Citrobacter urinary...
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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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