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The provider documented “Successful vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery.” Is it appropriate to assign code O34.219, Maternal care for unspecified type scar from previous cesarean de...
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A patient is admitted for repeat cesarean section. The postoperative diagnosis on the procedure report states “Term pregnancy, previous low transverse cesarean section.” Is it appropriate to as...
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A 6-day-old infant is diagnosed with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency [G6PD] without anemia. What is the appropriate code assignment for G6PD without anemia?
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A patient is admitted for treatment of spinal stenosis of the lumbar region with neurogenic claudication. How is neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis coded?
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The ICD-10-CM Index for Diseases lists the following: Emaciation (due to malnutrition) E41. The Tabular List of Diseases lists E41 as Nutritional Marasmus. If a physician documents Emaciation...
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Can code E40, Kwashiorkor or code E42, Marasmic kwashiorkor, be assigned to capture a diagnosis of severe malnutrition?
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An infant was born at 37 weeks and five days gestation via low transverse cesarean section. The provider’s diagnostic statement listed, “Late preterm infant.” The ICD-10-CM does not provide a...
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