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The patient suffered lower gastrointestinal bleeding and was treated with endovascular embolization using microcoils to stop the blood flow. The bleeding site was found in the proximal left descend...
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Working at a psychiatric hospital, we often come across the diagnosis of “complicated bereavement.” What is the correct code for “complicated bereavement” when there is no mention of adjust...
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If a physician documents heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), heart failure with preserved systolic function, and/or heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), heart f...
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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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