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A patient underwent an endoscopic brush biopsy of the stomach. What is the procedure code assignment for this biopsy?
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How should a debridement of the right lower leg including removal of necrotic muscle using jet lavage be coded?
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A patient underwent a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA). An Impella® external heart assist device was utilized for intraoperative support, and was removed at the end of the PTCA procedu...
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Does the fact that an Impella® external heart assist device left in for a few hours postoperatively have any bearing on code assignment? Does the revision of Guideline B6.1.a affect the answer pre...
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The patient, who had a history of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, developed an extension in the perivisceral aorta. Bilateral renal artery bypass was performed with end-to-end anastomo...
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The patient underwent open surgical evacuation of solid hematoma of the epidural space at the level of the lumbar spine. How should this procedure be coded?
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The patient presented with a small bowel obstruction secondary to malrotation, and underwent open repair of malrotation of small and large intestine, appendectomy and lysis of Ladd’s bands. What ...
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A 70-year-old female patient sustained multiple rib fractures resulting in flail chest post automobile accident. The patient underwent open reduction and internal fixation of four thoracic rib frac...
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A patient with severe symptomatic tricuspid valve stenosis and regurgitation undergoes a percutaneous tricuspid valve implantation, 29 mm S3 valve, via a right femoral transvenous approach. How is ...
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A term baby boy born with postnatal diagnosis of d-transposition of the great vessels, intact ventricular septum presented to the hospital with severe hypoxemia associated with restrictive atrial l...
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