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A 69-year-old patient, who was diagnosed with volvulus of the right colon, underwent right colectomy. Would separate codes be assigned for the resection of the cecum with appendix and excision of t...
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A patient, status post right hemi-craniectomy, underwent a right hemi-cranioplasty to repair the cranial defect. In the process, two small dural rents were noted and repaired primarily. The cranial...
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Our facility is unclear regarding the coding of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the left internal mammary artery (LIMA). We are specifically debating whether the LIMA is considered a f...
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Please provide clarification for coding the harvest of the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In the operative note, the physician documents harvest of left saphenous vein f...
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A patient with cervical spondylosis, grade 1 cervical spondylolisthesis, severe facet arthropathy, and disk herniation with cord compression underwent cervical posterior fusion, hemilaminotomy, dis...
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A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma underwent resection of the parotid tail with sacrifice of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve, resection of the parapharyngeal space, and bila...
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A patient diagnosed with right lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease underwent flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy, video-assisted thoracoscopic right lobectomy and removal of lymph no...
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A patient presented with bile duct stones. The provider attempted to flush the stones from the duct by giving the patient Glucagon. Is the administration of Glucagon coded?
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A 33-year-old patient was admitted for vaginal delivery. Following delivery, the provider used Lidocaine to infiltrate skin tags on the left labia majora, and then excised the lesions. What is the ...
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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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