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The patient is a 34-year-old female, who is 21 weeks gestation, and currently diagnosed with twin-twin transfusion syndrome. The patient underwent selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation and la...
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What are the appropriate procedure code assignments for an orthotopic liver allotransplant with end to side cavoplasty and choledochostomy?
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The patient, an 85-year-old male, presented with nonhealing ulcerations of the anterior ankle area and heel, which required further debridement and the application of TheraSkin®. The surgeon perfo...
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A patient with known pseudocyst of the pancreas is admitted for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and pseudocyst drainage. Multiple balloon sweeps were made of the common bile d...
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A patient underwent a complete left nephroureterectomy. The kidney and proximal ureter were removed via “hand-assisted” laparoscopy and the distal ureter was removed from the bladder via an inc...
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A 4-month-old boy with a large conoventricular ventricular septal defect (VSD) with mild aortic override and mild anterior deviation of the conal septum was admitted for surgical repair. The surgeo...
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In ICD-10-CM’s Tabular List, Chapter 15, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), there is an instructional note that states “Use additional code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestatio...
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The patient is a 78-year-old man who presents with a nonhealing wound over his right lower leg. The patient underwent excisional debridement of right Achilles tendon and first stage coverage of the...
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The patient, who has ventricular tachycardia (VT), was admitted for ventricular tachycardia ablation. The ablation was performed percutaneously and Impella® 2.5 support was used. What are the code...
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The patient has a previously placed Baclofen pump, which has reached the end of its service life. He underwent open removal and replacement of the Baclofen medication pump. During the procedure, th...
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