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The patient is admitted for preterm premature rupture of membranes at 33 weeks and 6 days gestation. The pregnancy is a triamniotic trichorionic triplet pregnancy. What is the diagnosis code assign...
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What is the appropriate diagnosis code for preexisting pulmonary hypertension complicating pregnancy?
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A cocaine abuser is diagnosed as overdosing on crack cocaine and is admitted to the hospital. This is clearly a poisoning, but what is the appropriate “intent” for the poisoning code: accidenta...
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When coding comparative/contrasting secondary diagnoses in the hospital inpatient setting, which guideline applies?
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What ICD-10-CM code should be assigned for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), if the type of diabetes isn’t documented or specified by the physician? The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines state that ...
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We have had a discussion on how to assign the 7th character for fetus identification on a third trimester twin preterm delivery. Some coders feel code O60.14X0 should be assigned as the fetus was n...
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A patient presents to the infusion center for rituximab treatment due to anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein (anti-MAG) peripheral neuropathy. What is the appropriate diagnosis code assignment for ...
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A child presents to the pediatrician’s office with wheezing and coughing. The child does not have any history of asthma, bronchitis or other respiratory problem. Both parents smoke electronic cig...
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We were given advice to assign a code for “hepatic failure with hepatic coma” anytime “hepatic encephalopathy” is documented. Is this correct?
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Please advise how to code pressure injury in ICD-10-CM. There is no entry in the alphabetic index for pressure injury. In April 2016, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) announced a ...
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