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A patient with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) presents with a five-month history of shortness of breath and dyspnea on exertion. The patient underwent several tests and a biopsy, which were...
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A patient was seen for outpatient Y90 radioembolization for metastatic liver disease. The patient has a past medical history of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) with metastatic disease to the...
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A patient was admitted to the hospital with acute respiratory failure (ARF) and hypoxia. The patient has a personal history of clitoral cancer and is status post removal of the clitoris and radiati...
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A patient is admitted to undergo removal of posterior segmental spinal implants due to painful and prominent hardware extending from the cervical thoracic junction down to the thoracolumbar junctio...
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A patient with a past medical history of stroke currently on Coumadin presented due to left sided facial weakness, numbness and tingling. The patient was admitted and worked up for her complaints. ...
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A patient presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of lethargy and was admitted and diagnosed with sepsis due to urinary tract infection. The patient was also diagnosed with metabolic ...
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A patient was admitted following an all-terrain vehicle accident without loss of consciousness. Documentation states traumatic pneumocephalus, left subdural hematoma (SDH), bilateral temporal bone ...
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The new abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) codes, effective October 1, 2022, do not identify a suprarenal AAA. What is the correct code assignment for a suprarenal AAA?
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A patient presents for treatment of a DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection, involving the ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending thoracic aorta. Should multiple codes be assigned for thoracic aor...
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A patient presents for an annual wellness visit. The provider documented in the assessment, "calcified granuloma of lung." In the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries, the entry for Granuloma, ...
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