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Is there a guideline as to how to code unsuccessful procedures in ICD-10-PCS? For example, the patient had an attempted foreign body removal from the right cornea with an eye spud that was unsucces...
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The patient presents with a clotted left femoral popliteal bypass graft of the left leg, and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy is performed to reestablish flow. How should a thrombectomy of the ...
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The patient is a 74-year-old female with severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease who presented with rest pain in her right lower leg and foot. She is status post femoropopliteal bypass. The pr...
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Can a coder refer to a previous encounter to determine whether this is the initial or subsequent encounter for a particular injury, for the purpose of selecting the 7th character? How about for the...
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The patient is a 27-year-old female who was admitted to a long term care hospital following a two-month acute care hospital stay for abdominal wound dehiscence status post failed gastric bypass sur...
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A 12-year-old patient presents to the emergency department (ED) after a car accident. She was a passenger in a car that was hit from the side by a sport utility vehicle (SUV), and the patient susta...
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The above patient returns three days later for a wound check with the pediatrician. The pediatrician only inspected the wounds. The wounds were found to be healing nicely, and no other intervention...
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The same patient now presents to the pediatrician’s office for suture removal. The pediatrician checks the wounds and removes sutures from both the scalp and cheek. Should code Z48.02, Encounter ...
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A three-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with a painful right forearm and limited use of his arm. The injury occurred when the patient and his older brother were roughhousing...
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The above patient presents to the pediatrician’s office for a follow-up visit. During the visit, the pediatrician examines the right elbow and determines that the anatomical position is normal. S...
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