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A patient presents for transurethral treatment of a calculus of the left renal pelvis via ureteroscopy. The endoscope was inserted, the stone was initially fragmented by laser lithotripsy, and some...
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A patient presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with severe flank pain. Radiologic studies demonstrated a staghorn stone of the left kidney and a left ureter stone without obstruction or hydron...
For the firs...
A patient with congenital hydrocephalus status post ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt was admitted due to shunt failure. The VP shunt had become free of its connection and had migrated into the abdom...
A ventriculo...
The patient sustained a fall and ruptured the right patellar tendon and the left quadriceps tendon. He had open repair with allograft of right patellar tendon and open repair with allograft of left...
The surgical...
What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for bilateral cystourethroscopic Deflux injection to treat vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)?
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A 65-year-old patient with basal cell carcinoma of the left lower eyelid and cheek along with orbital involvement presents for radical resection of the tumor. During the procedure, orbital exentera...
For resectio...
The above patient also underwent elevation, preparation, and transfer of radial forearm free flap to reconstruct the defect left by the orbital exenteration. Should the root operation for the radia...
The appropri...
A patient was seen for total thyroidectomy. Following the induction of general endotracheal anesthesia, an endotracheal tube with leads was placed between the vocal folds for neuromonitoring. What ...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for hyperplastic polyp of the descending colon, K63.5, Polyp of colon, or D12.4, Benign neoplasm of descending colon? The Alphabetic Index leads all colon polyps ...
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The Index entry for Alcohol, withdrawal, leads to code F10.239, Alcohol dependence with withdrawal. However, only alcohol abuse is documented by the physician. In ICD-10-CM, how is alcohol abuse wi...
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