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A patient, who is status post prosthetic joint removal and placement of antibiotic spacer due to infected elbow prosthesis, now presents for removal of the spacer and revision of the total right el...
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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...
Critical lim...
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...
A presumptiv...
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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What ICD-10-PCS code should be assigned for the administration of Dexamethasone (either orally or intravenously) when it is being used to treat COVID-19?
...If your faci...
A patient was seen due to dysphagia with chest and abdominal discomfort. The provider performed an esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsies. Heavy eosinophilic infiltration and furrows were seen on...
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A patient was seen by the provider because of fatigue, night sweats, and arthralgia. Skin nodules of the left leg were seen on physical examination. Laboratory testing showed a high eosinophil coun...
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