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A patient underwent a colonoscopy because of a positive Cologuard® test. The colonoscopy demonstrated no abnormal findings. What is the appropriate diagnosis code for this encounter?
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A patient is referred for a colonoscopy due to the positive results of a Cologuard® test. During colonoscopy, a cecal polyp was found and removed. The preoperative diagnosis is screening colonosco...
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If a physician sees a patient (in any setting) and evaluates the patient’s sick sinus syndrome (SSS) or other significant heart rhythm abnormality, is it appropriate to assign a code for the spec...
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A 72-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema presents due to COPD exacerbation. The Alphabetic Index leads coding professionals to code J44.1, Chr...
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A patient with emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted for treatment of acute bronchitis and COPD. There is no mention of chronic bronchitis. ICD-10-CM’s Index refe...
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A patient with emphysema presents due to asthma and COPD. When you reference asthma with COPD, the Index refers coding professionals to code J44.9, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifie...
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This is a 53-year-old male who is seen in the emergency department (ED) after a fall. The patient was evaluated and x-rays were ordered. On review of the x-rays the emergency department physician d...
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This patient is a 65-year-old female who presents to the hospital orthopedic outpatient clinic for a one-week follow-up of a displaced right patella. The right long-leg cast was removed due to poor...
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This 39-year-old patient was seen in the emergency room with complaints of stabbing pain at her elbow. She stated that while reaching to catch her 3-year-old son falling from a chair she felt a sta...
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