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A 27-year-old female presented for delivery, at 37 weeks gestation. She was found to have fluid leak, and fever. The provider diagnosed an active group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection, which was tr...
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A patient with a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is admitted and placed on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at night and as needed during the day. During the admissi...
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For the above patient, who is receiving CPAP at night and intermittently during the day, would it be appropriate to assign code Z99.89, Dependence on other enabling machines and devices, to describ...
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A patient with a long-standing history of type 2 diabetic polyneuropathy underwent bariatric surgery. The patient no longer requires medication for the diabetes secondary to the significant weight ...
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A patient underwent bariatric surgery due to morbid obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because of the surgery, the patient had lost a significant amount of weight. The provider doc...
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The provider documented acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in relapse, cerebral leukemic meningitis, neutropenic fever, pancytopenia due to AML and chemotherapy. Previously published Coding Clinic for IC...
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Currently, ICD-10-CM does not have a code that specifically identifies acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). How is acute flaccid myelitis coded in ICD-10-CM?
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The patient presents for outpatient magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the foot. The findings demonstrated bone marrow edema of the left first metatarsal. When queried, the physician confirmed the...
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We frequently see the diagnosis of pseudohyponatremia with hyperglycemic patients that are treated with normal saline infusion. Would pseudohyponatremia associated with another disease process be c...
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A patient was diagnosed with gastrointestinal bleeding due to erosive gastritis and portal hypertensive gastropathy. What is the correct code assignment for portal hypertensive gastropathy?
Portal hyper...