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Patient with bilateral hip osteonecrosis presents for treatment of the right hip with core decompression, bone grafting and application of bone marrow aspirate. Bone marrow was aspirated and bone g...
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Patient with right upper quadrant pain and mildly elevated transaminases presents for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with balloon dilation of the biliary and pancreatic du...
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A patient with history of breast cancer and bilateral mastectomies opted out of reconstruction and is now being seen at our facility for chest reconstruction due to contour issues of her chest with...
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Patient presents for treatment of a torn medial meniscus and a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft. The arthroscope was introduced and a shaver and biter were utilized to perform ...
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Coding advice provided in Coding Clinic for HCPCS in 2006 stated to report CPT code 60699, Unlisted procedure, endocrine system, for the CT-guided needle biopsy of the adrenal gla...
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Patient presents for treatment of the right torn patellar tendon via percutaneous tenotomy. After ultrasound examination of the quadriceps tendon was performed, local anesthesia was administered. T...
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A right heart catheterization is performed with a coronary angiography in the cardiac catheterization lab and the patient is taken to the interventional radiology suite where a pulmonary arteriogra...
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In the pain clinic, a catheter is placed into the lumbar epidural space and an anesthetic is administered. Leaving the catheter in place, the patient is periodically brought back to the clinic for ...
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In the Third Quarter Coding Clinic for HCPCS it was stated that an expert panel convened by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Health Information Management Associati...
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This patient was seen at our facility for a right ureteroscopy with stone extraction and a right ureteral stent placement.
A question arose among the coders at our facility regarding the appr...
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