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A patient experiences respiratory difficulty and subcutaneous emphysema following a tracheostomy and undergoes tracheostomy revision. At surgery, a tracheoscopy reveals a low-lying larynx and deep ...
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A patient with recurring sigmoid diverticulitis presented for a hand-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with colorectal anastomosis. The procedure was initiated by making a transverse incision...
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A patient had a colonoscopy with biopsy of the appendiceal orifice, which revealed swelling, erythema, and ulcerations. What is the correct body part value for the appendiceal orifice?
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A patient was admitted due to acute abdominal pain. Work-up revealed pneumoperitoneum and an emergent exploratory laparotomy was performed secondary to possible perforated viscus. Upon inspection, ...
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A patient with a unicuspid aortic valve and aortic stenosis was admitted to undergo a Ross procedure for surgical correction of congenital heart anomalies. During the separation from cardiopulmonar...
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A patient is admitted for treatment of a perianal fistula. During surgery, a seton was placed through the perianal fistula tract. What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS code assignment for the placemen...
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A patient with recurring sigmoid diverticulitis presented for a hand-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with colorectal anastomosis. The procedure was initiated by making a transverse incision...
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Coding Clinic Fourth Quarter 2021, page 45, states that creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) by connecting the brachial artery to a lower arm vein may be accomplished by using the El...
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A patient with aortic valve stenosis and aortic root aneurysm underwent a tissue composite root replacement via modified Bentall with Konect Resilia™ aortic valve conduit. The aortic root conduit...
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A patient was admitted for endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of a large sellar mass with suprasellar extension that was suspicious for craniopharyngioma. Bone was removed up to the anterior port...
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