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A patient is status post colon polypectomy for an adenomatous polyp. Because of the suspicious nature of the polyp and potential for malignant transformation, the patient is being seen for a follow...
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Would both the assistance (5A0) and the insertion (02H) codes be assigned for every type of external heart assist device, such as the Impella® regardless of whether or not the device was removed a...
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Does the fact that an Impella® device is left in for a few hours postoperatively have any bearing on code assignment? For example, if the device that was inserted percutaneously is left in at the ...
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When assigning the assistance code (5A0) for an Impella® device, how does the coding professional determine the appropriate Duration value, Intermittent or Continuous?
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The patient had a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure and both a right sided and left sided Impella® external heart assist device were placed percutaneously. The left sided device w...
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The patient is a 49-year-old male diagnosed with cardiogenic shock, dilated cardiomyopathy with end-stage heart failure, and Janus Kinase 2 mutation with hypercoagulable state. He was supported wit...
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The patient had a history of hyperplastic colon polyp, which was found on a previous screening colonoscopy. Since a hyperplastic polyp is not neoplastic in nature, how should a history of hyperplas...
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What is the correct code assignment for personal history of rectal polyp in ICD-10-CM? There is no specific Alphabetic Index entry for personal history of rectal polyp in the classification. Would ...
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There are consultants advising clients that the pathology reports must be reviewed before assigning a code from category D12, Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal, for an outpatien...
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