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A note was deleted from the 2012 ICD-10-CM Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries. The note at
code I22, Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction, state...
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What is the correct diagnosis code assignment for acute myocardial infarction, involving left anterior descending coronary artery (with stated duration of four weeks or less), unspecified whether S...
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What is the correct code assignment for type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic ketoacidosis?
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What is the ICD-10-PCS code assignment for injection of a sclerosing agent into an esophageal varix of the lower esophagus?
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The surgeon created an anastomosis between the deep branch of the cephalic vein and the radial
artery for hemodialysis access. How does the coder know which direction the blood is flowing (“fr...
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Please advise on the coding guidelines in ICD-10-CM regarding the coding of fractures and their specificity obtained from a radiology report. For example, in ICD-9-CM if the record describes a frac...
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A patient is diagnosed with C7-T1 nucleus pulposus herniation with associated impingement upon the exiting left C8 nerve root, and C8 radiculopathy with associated weakness. Provider documentation ...
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The patient was admitted to the hospital with left lower quadrant pain, nausea and vomiting
and diarrhea. CT scan of the abdomen showed epiploic appendagitis. The provider listed "Epiploic appen...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for short QT syndrome?
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This patient was admitted for workup of gastrointestinal (GI) carcinoma and skin lesions. The physician documented "acrokeratosis paraneoplastica, Bazex syndrome," in the final diagnostic statement...
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