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A patient arrived at the Emergency Department (ED) with vaginal bleeding at 18 to 19 weeks gestation and had a spontaneous vaginal delivery of twin A, in the ED. Upon the initial assessment in Labo...
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A patient underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and adhesiolysis due to extensive adhesions from previous surgery. In the operative report, the surgeon noted, “Small serosal tear of the colo...
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A patient with bilateral traumatic above knee amputations underwent placement of a Stage 1 Osseointegrated Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) device. Following incision, an osteot...
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The same patient presented for Stage 2 OPRA device placement surgery. During the procedure, the previous incision was opened and the healing components were removed from the bone. The abutment scre...
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A patient with a known history of a carotid body tumor is admitted for surgical treatment of a left infrarenal para-aortic mass consistent with a paraganglioma. During the procedure, an incision wa...
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During a laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy, the surgeon noted an incarcerated loop of small bowel adherent to a ventral hernia sac. After take down, the bowel was discolored with multiple serosal ...
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The patient, who is status post endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm, presents with enlargement of the aneurysmal sac due to an early type Ib endoleak of the left iliac limb and a type IV endolea...
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The patient, who is status post endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm, presents with enlargement of the aneurysmal sac due to an early type Ib endoleak of the left iliac limb and a type IV endolea...
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When advice published in Coding Clinic conflicts with the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting or the ICD-10-CM/PCS classification, should coding professionals still fol...
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