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What is the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis code assignment for an encounter for a screening mammogram, when the patient is found to have dense breasts? The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and...
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What is the correct diagnosis code assignment for comminuted fracture of the left distal tibia and fibula? Would the fracture site or the type of fracture take precedence?
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The patient is a 72-year-old male admitted to the hospital, because of gastrointestinal bleeding. The provider documented that the patient had a history of acute cerebral infarction with residual r...
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An 88-year-old male patient is admitted secondary to a cerebral infarction. In the final diagnostic statement, the provider documented “acute cerebral infarction involving the right hemisphere wi...
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A patient was admitted for partial vertebrectomy with anterior lumbar interbody fusion and placement of anterior prosthetic device. The Sentio MMG® surgical access tool was used during the procedu...
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A patient was admitted for right shoulder arthroplasty. A reverse total shoulder arthroplasty was performed, the rotator cuff was repaired, and the biceps tendon was tenodesed and secured with sutu...
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A patient, who is status post open fourth and fifth ray amputation left foot, was admitted for a left midfoot amputation at the level of the Lisfranc joint. At surgery, full-thickness necrosis and ...
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A patient, who is status post right pneumonectomy, was admitted with a bronchopleural fistula. During surgery, an omental flap was used to repair the fistula at the level of the main bronchus. The ...
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The patient presents to the hospital for a planned carotid artery endarterectomy. Diagnostic imaging had previously demonstrated carotid stenosis and atherosclerotic disease. Upon surgical explorat...
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A 61-year-old male patient with history of recurrent perirectal abscesses and fistulas, status post multiple incisions, drainages, and debridements, underwent surgical treatment of a complex recurr...
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