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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...
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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...
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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...
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There seems to be a discrepancy in the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS classification of hepatic flexure of the colon. ICD-10-CM classifies the hepatic flexure to the transverse colon, while the ICD-10-PC...
The hepatic ...
A young child, who is status post heart transplant, was found to have bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in the proximal pulmonary veins. The patient presents for sutureless repair of the stenosis. ...
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A patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) presented for first stage palliation (Norwood procedure) where the outflow from the right ventricle (pulmonary artery) and the outflow from the...
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A three-month-old with multiple congenital anomalies, including bilateral cleft lip and palate with premaxillary segment presents for nasal adhesion repair prior to definitive repair of the cleft. ...
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A 52-year-old female, who is diagnosed with adult thoracolumbar scoliosis, underwent a staged anterior thoracolumbar fusion of T12-S1 one day ago. The patient is now being returned to the operative...
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