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Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Second Quarter 2019 page 12, advised the reporting of CPT 33999, Unlisted procedure, cardiac surgery, for a pacemaker insertion with leads placed in the r...
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A patient presented with a mechanical complication of a trochanteric fixation nail (TFN). The nail was originally placed due to a previous intertrochanteric femoral fracture. An incision was made o...
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An arthroscopic mini rotator cuff repair was performed along with biceps tenotomy, subacromial decompression and labral debridement. If the rotator cuff tear is chronic is it appropriate to report ...
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Prior to performing an open ankle arthrodesis, portals were established and a scope was inserted. Fibrosis and scar tissue were cleaned out with a shaver so that the tibial talar surfaces could be ...
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A patient with a history of gastroschisis with silo repair subsequently developed periumbilical swelling and tenderness which appeared to be a hernia. A decision was made to perform a hernia repair...
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A five-year-old female with profound developmental delays and epilepsy has chronic static encephalopathy secondary to epilepsy and epileptic encephalopathy. In the Alphabetic Index, under the main ...
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What is the appropriate code assignment for a major neurocognitive disorder without behavioral disturbance when the underlying etiology is unknown, or not further specified? Depending on how the Al...
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The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is used to help evaluate the acuity of traumatic brain injuries. Therefore, would it be appropriate to report the most severe GCS score if the patient’s score worsens...
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A patient with traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic subdural hemorrhage due to a fall was initially noted to have loss of consciousness (LOC), for approximately 30 minutes at the time of...
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A 50-year-old patient with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease presented after experiencing blurry vision for the past two weeks. The patient was admitted and after work-up, the...
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