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Prior to surgery for resection of a glomus jugular tumor, a patient had placement of a DuraGuard barrier between the cerebellum and the tumor to minimize the risk of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak...
The DuraGuar...
Would both the assistance (5A0) and the insertion (02H) codes be assigned for every type of external heart assist device, such as the Impella® regardless of whether or not the device was removed a...
No. Assign a...
Does the fact that an Impella® device is left in for a few hours postoperatively have any bearing on code assignment? For example, if the device that was inserted percutaneously is left in at the ...
The device i...
When assigning the assistance code (5A0) for an Impella® device, how does the coding professional determine the appropriate Duration value, Intermittent or Continuous?
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The patient had a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure and both a right sided and left sided Impella® external heart assist device were placed percutaneously. The left sided device w...
Assign the f...
The patient is a 49-year-old male diagnosed with cardiogenic shock, dilated cardiomyopathy with end-stage heart failure, and Janus Kinase 2 mutation with hypercoagulable state. He was supported wit...
The SynCardi...