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What are the correct ICD-10-CM codes and POA indicator for an unstageable pressure ulcer in which an eschar is removed during the patient’s stay to reveal either stage III or stage IV pressure ul...

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Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2016, page 149, states “A facility may require that a physician use a particular clinical definition or set of criteria when establishing a diagnosis”. Wo...

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A 65-year-old male with severe calf claudication developed an ulcer on the right foot, and was admitted to the hospital for percutaneous interventional procedure. The patient is a smoker with diabe...

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A 74-year-old male was admitted to the hospital after being in a car accident, with acute abdomen and suspected internal bleeding. The patient had a documented history of pulmonary embolism, and wa...

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The patient was admitted for treatment of refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Blincyto was delivered by continuous intravenous infusion at a constant flow rate, using an...

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A patient was admitted with bilateral occlusive peripheral vascular disease, for percutaneous angioplasty and possible stenting. The left common femoral artery was treated with Lutonix drug-coated ...

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An infant, who had previously undergone modified Blalock-Taussig shunt surgery secondary to transposition of the great arteries and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, presents for complete...

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A newborn with transposition of the great arteries, atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus is brought to the operating room for corrective surgery. The patient was placed on cardiopulmon...

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A patient diagnosed with truncus arteriosus, quadricuspid truncal valve with insufficiency, ventricular septal defect (VSD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) underwent repair of truncus arteriosus and...

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