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A patient with a retrorectal mass presented for surgical excision. The provider documented that the mass was a tailgut cyst. Would code Q85.8, Other phakomatoses, not elsewhere classified, be appro...
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The patient is a 58-year-old with celiac artery stenosis (CAS) who underwent balloon angioplasty of the stenosis. ICD-10-CM classifies CAS to code I77.4, Celiac artery compression syndrome; however...
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An obstetric patient who delivered at Hospital A is transferred to Hospital B to accompany the infant’s transfer to the intensive care unit (NICU). At hospital B, the patient is provided maternal...
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A patient presents for debridement of a full-thickness burn to the left lower leg. The provider performs excisional debridement down to and including fascia, and then covers the wound bed with a bi...
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A patient with end-stage renal disease and a dysfunctional right brachiocephalic fistula underwent revision of the arteriovenous fistula (AVF). At surgery, the cephalic vein outflow with brachial a...
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The patient is a 16-year-old who is admitted for surgical treatment of avascular necrosis (AVN) of both humeral heads, secondary to sickle cell vaso-occlusive disease. He underwent curettage and bo...
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The patient was admitted for suboccipital craniectomy with C1 laminectomy for Chiari decompression with duraplasty and bilateral tonsillar bipolar coagulation for reduction of the tonsillar size. A...
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The patient presented for incision and drainage of an abscess in the retropharyngeal space. At surgery, the skin was incised two fingerbreadths below the mandible anterior to the left sternocleidom...
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The patient was admitted with a large mediastinal goiter and underwent surgical removal of the goiter via median sternotomy, along with cannulation of bilateral femoral veins in anticipation of...
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The patient, who had previously undergone left above elbow amputation due to necrosis and dysvascularity of the arm, presented for targeted muscle reinnervation surgery. During surgery, the median ...
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