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A patient diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, status post Norwood procedure and bidirectional Glenn procedure, presents for Fontan completion stage II. The intent of the procedure is to...
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We are not sure how to report replacement of right ventricle (RV) to pulmonary artery (PA) conduit. In the examples we provided, the patient’s existing right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit...
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Coding Clinic, First Quarter 2013, pages 29-30, advised to assign code 0RG40A0, for interbody fusion of C7 and T1 with placement of Vectra Synthes plate and screws. Third Quarter 2013, pag...
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A patient with a corneal ulcer with necrosis and descemetocele was seen for amniotic membrane transplantation to the left eye. Necrotic tissue on the cornea was debrided to access site, and a piece...
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The patient, who is status post-surgical aortic valve replacement, underwent closure of an aortic paravalvular leak in the hybrid catheterization lab. The provider documented that a guide catheter ...
The previous...
The provider documented Whipple pyloric sparing pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreaticojejunostomy and hepaticojejunostomy. What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS procedure code assignment for the Whipple...
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The patient, who has a history of closed left distal radius fracture, was noted to have decreased sensation in the median distribution. During surgery, a complete distal release of the transverse c...
The objectiv...
A 3-week-old male, who was diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries with pulmonary stenosis, presents for right modified Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure to augment pulmonary blood flow. A...
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A 55-year-old female was admitted with enlarging right temporal horn and right cavity near the lateral ventricle. She had been previously diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma and has a long neurosu...
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A 68-year-old male presents to our facility with symptoms of malaise, fatigue and fever. The patient was diagnosed with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). However, he did not have seps...
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