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A 55-year-old obese patient presented due to bilateral venous stasis disease, lymphedema and lipodermatosclerosis associated with venous stasis ulcer of the right lateral calf. When referencing lip...
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A patient who recently had lumbar decompression surgery was readmitted with progressive worsening of low back pain radiating down both legs. The patient was diagnosed with dynamic instability, lumb...
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A patient who is status post a recent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure was admitted with progressive purulent drainage from the surgical wound. The provider documented “sepsis due to...
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A patient was admitted at 37 weeks and 2 days gestation with complaints of decreased fetal movement and painful regular contractions. Due to discomfort, the patient requested an elective cesarean s...
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A patient presents to the Emergency Department with shortness of breath due to an exacerbation of asthma. The patient did not take his PRN medication, albuterol, because he lost his inhaler. Co...
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We are seeking clarification of the guidance published in Coding Clinic Second Quarter 2017, page 10, and First Quarter 2022, page 25, regarding the coding of posterior cerebral artery inf...
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What are the appropriate code assignments for asthma in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? The Alphabetic Index and Tabular List appear to conflict in code assignment. Whe...
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In previous issues of Coding Clinic (Fourth Quarter 2017 and First Quarter 2019), it was advised to report only code J43.9, Emphysema, unspecified, for a patient with both chronic obstruct...
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A 67-year-old patient who presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain was admitted due to bilateral pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, acute respiratory...
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The provider documented both constipation and fecal impaction on the same encounter. There is an Excludes1 note for subcategory K59.0-, Constipation, under code K56.41, Fecal impaction, and there i...
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