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A patient with a left lateral chest wound (a sutured mini thoracotomy incision) underwent V.A.C.® ULTA negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) without instillation to prevent infection, manage woun...
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A patient with recurrent multifocal glioblastoma was admitted for tumor destruction via focused ultrasound sonodynamic therapy. Several hours prior to the procedure, the patient was infused periphe...
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A patient with unstable angina and multivessel coronary artery disease was admitted to undergo a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure. Once the bypass procedure was completed, the surgeon ...
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A patient with pelvic pain, vaginal pain, dyspareunia, and vaginal prolapse is admitted for removal of a previously implanted total Prolift® mesh kit. The anterior Prolift® was removed from the v...
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An 85-year-old patient with bradycardic cardiac arrest was taken to the cardiovascular procedure room for temporary transvenous pacemaker placement. The right subclavian vein was accessed under flu...
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What is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code assignment for the intramuscular administration of prophylactic long-acting monoclonal antibodies, such as Nirsevimab-alip (Beyfortus™), for RSV? Would the c...
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A patient was admitted with hematemesis and melena. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed to determine the cause of the bleed. Upon intubation, old blood clots were seen throughout the ...
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A patient underwent microvascular decompression of the right trigeminal nerve root with methyl methacrylate (MMA) cranioplasty. During surgery, a burr hole was created and enlarged to perform a tri...
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A patient with history of a Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass was admitted with choledocholithiasis. During the admission, the patient had an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) directed trans-gastric ERCP (EDGE) p...
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A 30-year-old patient with diet-controlled gestational diabetes presented at 40 weeks gestation for induction of labor. The patient was considered a candidate for cervical ripening using mechanical...
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