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An infant had umbilical cord blood collected for blood typing and testing of blood gases shortly following birth. Would it be appropriate to assign code 6A550ZT, Pheresis of cord blood stem cells, ...
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A patient with a bullet wound to the right forehead sustained a fracture of the anterior and posterior table of the frontal sinus, fracture of the right superior orbital roof, and interruption of t...
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A patient underwent robotic-assisted low anterior colon resection for treatment of cancer. At surgery, pneumoperitoneum was established; robotic ports were placed; and the splenic flexure was mobil...
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A patient presented with left-sided refractory trigeminal neuralgia, and underwent a left percutaneous ganglion balloon compression. The compression was performed by advancing a 4F Fogarty catheter...
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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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