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A patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis via an arteriovenous fistula (AVF), experiences hyperpulsatility of their AVF. Access was accomplished with a micro-access system in th...
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Coding Clinic for HCPCS Third Quarter 2021 page 12, advised to report CPT code 43238, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with transendoscopic ultrasound-guided intramural or ...
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A patient presented to a hospital outpatient department for hysteroscopy, IUD removal, endometrial ablation and dilation and curettage (D&C). Under general anesthesia, a weighted speculum was p...
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In the Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Fourth Quarter 2002 newsletter, it was stated that HCPCS codes G0101 and Q0091 may be reported together by appending modifier 25. However, modifier 25 shoul...
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Coding Clinic for HCPCS Fourth Quarter 2019, question 4, assigned a code for an open total abdominal hysterectomy (58150), due to the separate abdominal incision required to remove the lar...
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A patient with recurring sigmoid diverticulitis presented for a hand-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with colorectal anastomosis. The procedure was initiated by making a transverse incision...
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A patient who is status post chemoradiation for Hodgkin’s disease presents with esophageal and gastric outlet obstruction, due to progression of metastatic leiomyosarcoma to the liver, causing ex...
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A patient presents to the Emergency Department and is admitted after computerized tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed acute prostatitis and cystitis. How should acute prostatitis with cystitis ...
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A 17-year-old patient with a history of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has developed adding-on phenomenon following a previous T2-T12 posterior spinal fusion. The patient has develo...
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A patient with mantle cell lymphoma presented to the outpatient clinic for administration of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy. After the infusion was completed, the patient was ...
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