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A patient with a long-standing history of type 2 diabetic polyneuropathy underwent bariatric surgery. The patient no longer requires medication for the diabetes secondary to the significant weight ...
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A patient underwent bariatric surgery due to morbid obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because of the surgery, the patient had lost a significant amount of weight. The provider doc...
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The provider documented acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in relapse, cerebral leukemic meningitis, neutropenic fever, pancytopenia due to AML and chemotherapy. Previously published Coding Clinic for IC...
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Currently, ICD-10-CM does not have a code that specifically identifies acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). How is acute flaccid myelitis coded in ICD-10-CM?
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The patient presents for outpatient magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the foot. The findings demonstrated bone marrow edema of the left first metatarsal. When queried, the physician confirmed the...
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We frequently see the diagnosis of pseudohyponatremia with hyperglycemic patients that are treated with normal saline infusion. Would pseudohyponatremia associated with another disease process be c...
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A patient was diagnosed with gastrointestinal bleeding due to erosive gastritis and portal hypertensive gastropathy. What is the correct code assignment for portal hypertensive gastropathy?
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An 11-year-old patient is admitted with abdominal pain and vomiting due to acute appendicitis. During laparoscopic appendectomy, purulent fluid was found in the pelvis and the appendix appeared gan...
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The patient presented with cervical spondylosis with myeloradiculopathy and stenosis. Since spondylosis and stenosis are both degenerative conditions, would unique codes be assigned? What are...
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A patient presented for an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. Two non-adenomatous polyps were removed at the esophagogastric (EG) junction. What is the ICD-10-CM code for an esophagogastric jun...
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