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Now that the device value “Z” has been deleted from the tables for the root operation Fusion, is there a default value for the device when the documentation does not identify a device?
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A patient with life-limiting claudication due to perivisceral aortic occlusive disease was admitted for thoracic aorta-to-femoral bypass graft. A left thoracotomy was performed and a graft was sewn...
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A patient with a history of cirrhosis secondary to alcohol dependence was admitted for liver transplant surgery. The hepatectomy was performed on venovenous bypass. Cannulas were placed in the righ...
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The patient presented with cardiogenic shock and ECMO support was provided at the bedside in the intensive care unit. The central jugular vein and the left femoral artery were cannulated and ECMO s...
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A patient was transferred to our facility on Impella support and required ECMO for respiratory support upon arrival to the intensive care unit. The provider placed two cannulas into the femoral vei...
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A 70-year-old male patient undergoes aquablation therapy for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy with urinary retention. How should this be coded?
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The patient had severe arthritis of the left hip and underwent total hip replacement with a polyethylene acetabular cup and an oxidized zirconium femoral head. How is this procedure coded?
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An infant diagnosed with hydrocephalus and syringomyelia with obstructed endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) was admitted for reopening of the ETV. The previous incision was opened, the dura was...
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