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An infant was transferred to our hospital while on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Should our facility assign a code for the ECMO since it was continued at our facility?
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During pacemaker insertion, the provider’s documentation indicates both an atrial lead and a bundle of HIS lead were placed. What is the correct code assignment for a pacemaker lead inserted into...
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A patient with single left ventricular (LV) dominant atrioventricular valve physiology, who is status post Fontan procedure, presented with moderate to severe atrioventricular valve regurgitation. ...
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A patient who is status post endovascular repair of an aortic dissection is diagnosed with severe aortic insufficiency with dilated left ventricle, due to a dilated root with a tri-leaflet valve. T...
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A patient with pilonidal cyst and sinus with multiple recurrent abscesses underwent endoscopic treatment. According to the operative note, the resectoscope was used in cautery mode as a cutting too...
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A patient who is status post left total knee arthroplasty suffered a periprosthetic comminuted fracture of the left distal femoral shaft and had open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the f...
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A patient is diagnosed with a left shoulder Grade V acromioclavicular (AC) joint injury, with complete rupture of the conoid and trapezoid coracoclavicular ligaments, and disruption of the AC joint...
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A patient with spondylolisthesis, disk protrusion, spinal cord injury, laminar and spinous process fractures presents for discectomy, fusion, spinal cord decompression, placement of anterior spinal...
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A patient with DiGeorge syndrome presents for thymus graft placement. An incision is made over the midportion of the anterior compartment of the right thigh. Throughout the compartment, muscle furr...
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A patient underwent transcarotid arterial catheterization (TCAR) to treat right internal carotid artery stenosis. At surgery, a cutdown was made in the neck; the common carotid artery was accessed ...
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