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A patient presented to our facility with complaints of painful left great toe as well as left second and third digits. He has a previous history of fusion of the great toe. However, he has recurren...
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Our facility wants clarification regarding reporting 3D rendering services with CT imaging. In the current CPT codebook there are parenthetical notes following codes 70450 (CT head or brain) and 70...
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This patient sustained injury to his right shoulder while placing rivets and I-beams at work. He was diagnosed with a right rotator cuff tear and impingement syndrome. The surgeon has scheduled the...
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This patient previously underwent a 2-incision technique to repair a distal biceps rupture. However, postoperatively the patient was noted to have difficulty regaining pronation and supination. The...
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This patient had a previous injury to his left small finger. X-rays now reveal the patient has a severely displaced fracture of the head of the proximal phalanx. The patient presents to have an ope...
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The patient with a diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia was scheduled to undergo a right sided trigeminal balloon compression rhizotomy with use of fluoroscopy. According to the operative report, the ...
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A patient with a history of clostridium difficile presents for colonoscopy. A stool transplant is performed in conjunction with colonoscopy. Would this procedure be considered integral to the colon...
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A patient with right calcific Achilles tendinitis with pump bump deformity presents for debridement and excision of the pump bump (Haglund’s deformity). The patient was given a popliteal block an...
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A patient with chronic pelvic pain and severe dyspareunia presents for laparoscopy. The patient was brought to the operating room and given general anesthesia. The laparoscopy was started and numer...
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Patient has a history of arthritic bunion which has failed conservative treatment. The patient presents to have correction of the metatarsalphalangeal (MTP) joint with an implant along with a ten...
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