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Periodically we see patients who are scheduled for drug therapy. However, sometimes the physician may cancel an encounter following review of lab or radiology reports. What is the policy regarding ...
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We are looking for guidance regarding the reporting of splints under APC’s. Would an aircast qualify for facility coding for splints? Would immobilizers qualify for strappings and are splints con...
Yes, strappi...
This patient had a diagnosis of extensive fourth degree hemorrhoids. The findings revealed large internal thrombosed hemorrhoids. According to the operative report an elliptical incision was made a...
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Would it be appropriate to report cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) code 92950 when a patient suffers a cardiac arrest during a diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedure or during a PTCA or co...
A cardiac ar...
We perform sensory testing where the therapists utilize pins to test where the patient has feeling versus paralysis. Test results are generated and filed in the medical record. What would be the ap...
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Please clarify the appropriate coding for deep tissue pressure injuries. There seems to be a discrepancy between the Alphabetical Index and the newly revised guidelines that seem to indicate that t...
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A patient with a history of endometrial ablation presents due to severe pelvic pain. The patient is admitted, and the final diagnosis is post endometrial ablation syndrome. What is the appropriate ...
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A 19-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED), after experiencing mental status changes while playing basketball in extremely hot temperatures. He arrived with hyperventilation, p...
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A newborn patient with posthemorrhagic neonatal hydrocephalus underwent insertion of a subgaleal shunt. An incision was made in the scalp and an extensive subgaleal cerebral spinal fluid pocket was...
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A 70-year-old male patient has a history of cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial occlusive disease. He has had bilateral carotid endarterectomies and bilateral femoral popliteal artery bypass gr...
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