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A patient diagnosed with endometrial carcinoma underwent attempted robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy, converted to an open total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectemy....
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How is a left knee arthroscopic meniscectomy with debridement and abrasion chondroplasty of lateral femoral and tibial components with synovectomy coded? Is this coded with the root operation “re...
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A patient, who underwent left brachial reverse saphenous vein bypass, developed postoperative bleeding, and was returned to the operating room. At surgery, fresh blood and hematoma was evacuated fr...
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Is there a guideline as to how to code unsuccessful procedures in ICD-10-PCS? For example, the patient had an attempted foreign body removal from the right cornea with an eye spud that was unsucces...
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The patient presents with a clotted left femoral popliteal bypass graft of the left leg, and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy is performed to reestablish flow. How should a thrombectomy of the ...
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The patient is a 74-year-old female with severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease who presented with rest pain in her right lower leg and foot. She is status post femoropopliteal bypass. The pr...
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Can a coder refer to a previous encounter to determine whether this is the initial or subsequent encounter for a particular injury, for the purpose of selecting the 7th character? How about for the...
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The patient is a 27-year-old female who was admitted to a long term care hospital following a two-month acute care hospital stay for abdominal wound dehiscence status post failed gastric bypass sur...
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