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The patient is status post third degree burns of the left external ear, which occurred while smoking in bed one year ago. The burns have healed; however the patient presented with severe pain, redn...
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The patient presents for release of skin contracture due to third degree burns of the right hand that occurred due to a house fire five years ago. What are the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes...
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A patient presents with painful cicatricial alopecia due to second degree burns of the scalp, which occurred 10 months ago when the patient’s hair caught fire while she was lighting the grill. Si...
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The patient is a 54-year-old female with chronic renal failure, who was transferred from an acute care hospital following removal of an infected AV graft in her left arm. The patient was started on...
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The patient, who is status post treatment of multiple fractures currently in the healing phase, is transferred to a rehabilitation facility. At the rehab facility the patient is covered by a new ph...
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A patient is admitted to long-term acute care for chronic respiratory failure and ventilator dependency after an acute admission for treatment of an accidental drug overdose. What are the appropria...
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A child presents with a penny lodged in the proximal esophagus, and underwent endoscopy with foreign body removal. During the inspection of the upper GI tract, no evidence of external migration or ...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis code assignment for an encounter for a screening mammogram, when the patient is found to have dense breasts? The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and...
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What is the correct diagnosis code assignment for comminuted fracture of the left distal tibia and fibula? Would the fracture site or the type of fracture take precedence?
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The patient is a 72-year-old male admitted to the hospital, because of gastrointestinal bleeding. The provider documented that the patient had a history of acute cerebral infarction with residual r...
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