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This patient had an infected polytetraflourethylene (PTFE) graft that was previously partially excised. The infection has now cleared and the patient presents for a reconstitution of a left upper a...
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When an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is performed what parts of the procedure may be coded separately?
Here is our dilemma: Earlier on the same day a patient un...
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This patient was seen at our facility with a diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease that is partially controlled with a proton pump inhibitor. The patient continues to experience intermittent...
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This is a 53-year-old male who is seen in the emergency department (ED) after a fall. The patient was evaluated and x-rays were ordered. On review of the x-rays the emergency department physician d...
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This patient is a 65-year-old female who presents to the hospital orthopedic outpatient clinic for a one-week follow-up of a displaced right patella. The right long-leg cast was removed due to poor...
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This 39-year-old patient was seen in the emergency room with complaints of stabbing pain at her elbow. She stated that while reaching to catch her 3-year-old son falling from a chair she felt a sta...
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Can you code a screening mammogram for a patient that has had a mastectomy on one side, and it is documented in the record that the mammogram was unilateral, by appending modifier -52 to code 76092...
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This patient is seen in the emergency department for an injury to her left shoulder following a motor vehicle accident. X-rays were taken and the results showed a humeral shaft fracture. A closed r...
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Is the application of a bandage ever considered the same as a strapping?
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Our facility has concerns regarding the appropriateness of claim submission for a patient admitted with chest pain, for billing purposes, met all of the qualifiers for payment under Observation, AP...
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