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A patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) presented for first stage palliation (Norwood procedure) where the outflow from the right ventricle (pulmonary artery) and the outflow from the...
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A three-month-old with multiple congenital anomalies, including bilateral cleft lip and palate with premaxillary segment presents for nasal adhesion repair prior to definitive repair of the cleft. ...
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A 52-year-old female, who is diagnosed with adult thoracolumbar scoliosis, underwent a staged anterior thoracolumbar fusion of T12-S1 one day ago. The patient is now being returned to the operative...
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The Central Office has received several requests for clarification pertaining to the replacement of the patella when performed with a total knee replacement. Is the patella considered part of the k...
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A 9-year-old male patient with gangrene, myelomeningocele with insensate feet, and chronic osteomyelitis of the left foot, underwent Chopart amputation. The midfoot was disarticulated at the talona...
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A patient presented with cancer of the left anterior floor of the mouth and mandible. During a complex reconstruction of the floor of the mouth, ventral tongue and alveolar ridge with flap, the lef...
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Does the instructional note providing sequencing guidance at code J44.0, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection, apply also to ventilator associated pneumonia?...
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The patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with asthma. Is code J44.9, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified, sufficient, or is an additional code needed for the asth...
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When a patient with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has an acute exacerbation of COPD, is the asthma reported as exacerbated or unspecified?
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