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The patient had a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placed percutaneously with laparoscopic assistance. The physician performed a craniotomy with tunneling of the subcutaneous catheter. The surgeon g...
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A 62-year-old male patient underwent urgent coronary artery bypass grafting. During the surgery, division of a band of muscle restricting the distal left anterior descending coronary artery was per...
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The patient had a normal vaginal delivery and experienced postpartum bleeding. The provider documented that a 50 ml clot was evacuated from the lower uterine segment (LUS), and the fundus was firm ...
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A patient was seen for catheter ablation due to symptomatic atrial fibrillation. A diagnostic intracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS) with mapping and isolation of the four pulmonary veins was p...
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The patient suffered an unstable fracture of the cervical spine. Tongs were applied and left in place in order to stabilize the fracture. What is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for application of to...
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A 61-year-old male is six years status post repair of left ankle fracture. He had failure of the top screws and eventually developed a varus deformity with arthritis. He presents for surgical inter...
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Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, Second Quarter 2013, page 39, advised to assign codes: 0RS1XZZ, Reposition cervical vertebral joint, external approach, and 2W60X0Z, Traction of head using...
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Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2013, advised the assignment of codes that describe the destruction of the right and left pulmonary veins (025T3ZZ and 025S3ZZ), for catheter ablation around ...
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for the placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line)?
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There is some confusion among coders regarding what is coded when coding a heart transplant. The patient was admitted and underwent an orthostatic cardiac allograft transplantation utilizing total ...
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