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What is the code assignment for place of occurrence for an assisted living facility? Should it be code Y92.199, Unspecified place in other specified residential institution, as the place of occurre...
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This patient has a left pleural malignant mesothelioma with chest wall invasion. How is malignant pleural mesothelioma that has metastasized or invaded the chest wall coded?
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A patient with a recent non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) was diagnosed with a myocardial rupture in the basilar wall. The myocardial rupture was diagnosed outside the 28-day post myoc...
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How is bowel obstruction due to peritoneal carcinomatosis coded?
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In the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases, history of drug dependence has a note to “see Dependence, drug, by type, in remission.” However, history of tobacco/nicotine dependence is indexed to code Z8...
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The Index entries for history of drug and nicotine dependence appear to be inconsistent. Should history of nicotine dependence be coded as a personal history of nicotine dependence or as nicotine d...
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A patient, who is a heavy smoker, sought physician intervention in order to stop smoking and manage his nicotine cravings. The physician recommended a low nicotine concentration electronic cigarett...
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The same patient as above has begun using e-cigarettes and has not yet stopped smoking regular cigarettes. What codes should be assigned?
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The same patient as above is currently using e-cigarettes and has stopped smoking regular cigarettes. What codes should be assigned?
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A patient is admitted with gross hematuria. The discharge summary states: “Gross hematuria secondary to probable thin membrane disease: acute, persisting.” What is the correct ICD-10-CM diagnos...
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