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A patient with impingement syndrome of the left shoulder presented for diagnostic arthroscopy with regenerative injection of concentrated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells for repair. Ten cc’s o...
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A patient presented for cryoablation of the bilateral posterior nasal nerves. An endoscope was inserted into the right nostril followed by the introduction of the cryoablation device. The nasal ner...
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A patient is diagnosed with bilateral lower sacroiliac degenerative joint disease (DJD). When referencing the Index to Diseases under Degenerative, joint disease, ICD-10-CM directs the coding profe...
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What is the appropriate diagnosis code for long-term (current) use of a topical intranasal steroid, such as Flonase®? Even though it is administered intranasal, would Flonase® be considered an in...
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A patient with a history of acute myeloblastic leukemia presented with an intracranial recurrence. An Ommaya reservoir with ventricular catheter was placed for the intrathecal delivery of medicatio...
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A patient who is diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy status post spinal fusion, presented for insertion of an intraspinal Ommaya reservoir via laminectomy for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infusion ...
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A patient with a complicated past medical history is admitted for severe sepsis due to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The VAP is due to Escherichia coli and methicillin susceptible Staphylo...
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The patient, who is a type 2 diabetic, presents with Fournier’s gangrene. The Alphabetic Index under the main term “diabetes” provides a subentry “with gangrene.” Does this subentry inclu...
No, Fournier...
A patient with Type 2 diabetes mellitus presents to outpatient wound care for debridement of a chronic non-pressure ulcer of the right heel. The provider documented that the ulcer was necrotic with...
Yes. The sub...
A patient presented to wound care for debridement of a non-pressure chronic ulcer of the left lateral foot. The ulcer is documented as having visible skin breakdown prior to debridement and visible...
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