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A patient is admitted to undergo placement of a dual-lumen PICC line. The catheter was initially inserted into the left basilic vein with its tip ending at the superior vena cava and right atrial j...
The right at...
What is the appropriate body part value for a dialysis catheter insertion via micropuncture needle to access the right internal jugular vein with the tip ending in the (region of) cavoatrial juncti...
The cavoatri...
A central venous catheter is inserted for renal dialysis under fluoroscopic guidance without contrast with the tip ending in the superior vena cava. In ICD-10-PCS, table B21 does not provide a “N...
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A patient with end-stage-renal disease is admitted to undergo placement of a tunneled hemodialysis catheter. The catheter was placed in the right subclavian vein with the tip in the superior vena c...
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code assignment for exchange of a tunneled dialysis catheter? The existing tunneled catheter was removed via an open approach. A new dual lumen catheter was percutane...
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A patient had a peritoneal dialysis catheter placed several months ago in a subcutaneous pocket until he was ready for dialysis. During the current admission, the catheter was externalized. What IC...
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A patient with congenital pectus excavatum was admitted for repair. A Ravitch type procedure was performed. The cartilage was resected at the 4th through 6th intercostal arches bilaterally, the xyp...
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On the wound care progress note the physician documented that an excisional debridement of the skin of the buttock was carried out. Would this be coded as excisional debridement?
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The physician performed excisional debridement of a coccyx wound down to the fascia and including bone. How should this debridement be coded?
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