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The patient was diagnosed with chronic bilateral subsegmental pulmonary emboli (PE). In the Alphabetic Index under Embolism, pulmonary, there are separate subentries at the same indentation level f...
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What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code for granulomatosis with polyangiitis, without documented Wegener’s granulomatosis?
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An obese woman, who is 40 weeks gestation, had a normal delivery of a healthy infant. The provider noted “Obesity” in his final diagnostic statement. There is a note in the Tabular List instruc...
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A newborn, who had a normal vaginal delivery, is diagnosed with group B streptococcus colonization and is administered antibiotics prophylactically. What code should be assigned for this condition?...
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A 13-year-old presented to the pediatrician’s office after his mother witnessed, on several occasions the patient intentionally biting himself. He denied wanting to end his life and stated that h...
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What is the correct code assignment for homocysteinemia?
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The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting section I.C.18.e. was revised effective October 1, 2020 to indicate that coma scale codes are to be used only in conjunction with traumatic...
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A patient suffered a traumatic brain injury with severe swelling of the brain due to a motor vehicle accident. The patient was placed in a medically induced coma to protect the brain and minimize t...
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A 63-year-old patient presented to the hospital with abrupt onset of fevers, chills, and muscle weakness. Diagnostic blood work came back positive for Lyme disease co-infected with Ehrlichia, and A...
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A 25-year-old male patient was seen in his physician’s office for a follow up visit. He continues to express feelings of loneliness, sadness, and loss of interest in hobbies that he once enjoyed....
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