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What is the correct code assignment for a retracted jaw in a newborn?
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A 47-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department with complaints of tremors and hallucinations due to alcohol withdrawal. The patient was admitted to the med...
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The patient was admitted and diagnosed with both acute upper and acute lower respiratory infection. The upper respiratory infection is assigned to code J06.9, Acute upper respiratory infection, uns...
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A patient was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder recurrent, mild. Category F31, Bipolar disease, has an “Excludes1” note for “major depressive disorder, recurrent (...
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A patient, who is status post prosthetic joint removal and placement of antibiotic spacer due to infected elbow prosthesis, now presents for removal of the spacer and revision of the total right el...
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A 36-year-old female who presents with a ruptured intra-ventricular vascular malformation with obstructive hydrocephalus and trapped atrium and temporal horn is admitted to undergo resection of vas...
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A two-year-old male with Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCA) presents for pulmonary artery unifocalization. Via a redo median sternotomy...
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A patient with a thoracoabdominal aortic dissection presents for repair. After median sternotomy, the ascending aorta was divided and trimmed down to the sinotubular junction. A Hemishield Dacron g...
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A patient, who has a history of breast cancer and is status post mastectomy, presented for a free abdominal superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) tissue flap reconstruction. Postoperatively...
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A patient post-sternotomy presented with sternal dehiscence and underwent debridement of the sternum with insertion of Sternal Talon® plating. The sternum was debrided with a saw and pectoralis fl...
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