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A patient was found to have severe mitral regurgitation and subsequently underwent a radical repair of mitral valve with quadrangular resection of the P2 scallop (posterior leaflet) with chordal tr...
A chordae te...
What is the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis code assignment for an adult patient with a documented body mass index (BMI) of 19.5?
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A patient with dementia, who is confined to a nursing home, was admitted to the hospital after falling from his wheelchair. The provider’s final diagnostic statement listed, “Toxic encephalopat...
Yes. Since t...
A patient with bipolar disorder presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with mental status change, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting after ingesting ten lithium carbonate tablets with suicidal intent...
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Since an ileus does not always involve obstruction, should a diagnosis of postoperative ileus be assigned code K91.3, Postprocedural intestinal obstruction? Previously, postoperative ileus defaulte...
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The patient is admitted with chronic hepatitis C and hepatic encephalopathy. What are the diagnosis code assignments for these conditions?
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A patient presented due to a large umbilical hernia that was easily reduced manually. What is the appropriate root operation for manual reduction of a hernia? What body part value should we report ...
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How is uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) coded in ICD-10-CM? Is uncontrolled the same as “poorly controlled” or “out of control? Currently, only “out of control” and “poorly controlle...
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A patient is readmitted solely for replacement of native bone flap following a decompressive craniectomy for impending brain herniation due to a traumatic skull fracture with traumatic subdural hem...
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What is the correct code assignment for a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease without provider documentation of dementia? When referencing the Alphabetic Index, the coding professional is directed t...
Dementia is ...