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A patient underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and adhesiolysis due to extensive adhesions from previous surgery. In the operative report, the surgeon noted, “Small serosal tear of the colo...
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A patient was admitted with symptoms of fatigue, palpitations, and breathlessness. During the diagnostic workup, the patient’s symptoms were associated with standing upright. The blood pressure r...
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A patient with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) status post quadruple coronary bypass procedure, and multiple coronary interventions, including angioplasty with stent placement presents t...
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A patient with lung cancer presented to the emergency room with complaints of dry cough, shortness of breath and sharp pleuritic chest pain, and was admitted Following work-up, the provider diagnos...
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A patient presented to the emergency room due to dizziness and palpitations. An electrocardiogram was performed and the patient was diagnosed with Torsades de pointes (TdP) due to an adverse effect...
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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. The patient’s pulse was nonpalpable an...
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A 60-year-old female was diagnosed with acute kidney injury (AKI) due to acute tubular necrosis (ATN) secondary to contrast nephropathy. What is the appropriate code assignment for acute kidney inj...
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A patient experiencing severe abdominal pain was diagnosed with superficial endometriosis of the right ovary, following a laparoscopy. What is the correct code assignment for superficial endometrio...
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A patient complained of excessive menstrual cramps and pain during intercourse. The provider diagnosed deep endometriosis of the pelvic sidewall. What is the correct code assignment for the endomet...
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