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A patient with a lateral tongue lesion presented for biopsies and laser ablation of the lesion. The procedure began with a laryngoscopy utilizing the GlideScope with no additional lesions identifie...
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A patient was admitted to Observation and a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line was placed for intravenous (IV) infusion administration services. The following morning, labs were ord...
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A patient presented for a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. The documentation states that an 11-gauge needle was advanced into the right ilium and a routine bone marrow aspiration and biopsy was p...
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A patient was admitted following six pseudoseizures within 48 hours. The provider’s f inal diagnostic statement recorded “Seizure due to non-epileptic pseudoseizures.” What is the appropriate...
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A patient was admitted following six pseudoseizures within 48 hours. The provider’s final diagnostic statement recorded “Seizure due to non-epileptic pseudoseizures.” What is the appropriate ...
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A patient with a history of seizures was admitted to the hospital after being found passed out in the street, due to a syncopal episode and possible seizure activity. The provider listed the final ...
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What is the correct code assignment for pseudoseizure when there is no documentation of conversion disorder?
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A 78-year-old patient is diagnosed with bilateral internal carotid artery disease that is not specified as due to occlusion or stenosis. What is the correct code assignment for carotid artery disea...
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A patient presents to the hospital due to traumatic head injury, without loss of consciousness, after tripping, falling and hitting the back of his head on a chair. The patient has a past medical h...
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An 89-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital for cardiac workup became hypotensive and unresponsive following a cardiac catheterization procedure. The patient’s pulse was nonpal...
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