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A patient post-sternotomy presented with sternal dehiscence and underwent debridement of the sternum with insertion of Sternal Talon® plating. The sternum was debrided with a saw and pectoralis fl...
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A patient who is status post left side mastectomy due to left breast cancer presents for delayed reconstruction. The reconstruction was performed using a left vertical upper gracilis musculocutaneo...
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The patient had previously undergone placement of autograft and homograft due to full thickness burns and is now admitted for failure of the previously placed autograft and homograft. During surger...
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A morbidly obese man presented for surgical repair of a buried penis. The patient underwent escutcheonectomy. At surgery, the penis was degloved to the suspensory ligament. Escutcheonectomy was per...
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The patient is a 65-year-old man, who presents with symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) despite medical therapy, and was referred for redo ablation procedure. A hybrid ablation converge...
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A patient with progressive idiopathic thoracolumbar scoliosis, spondylosis with foraminal stenosis and rib cage deformity was admitted for spinal fusion surgery. Through a right thoracotomy approac...
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A 33 year-old patient was seen at our facility for a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line insertion. A subcutaneous port was not placed in this procedure.
Would it be appropriat...
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A 16-year-old patient inadvertently got his finger caught between his boat and the dock and suffered a crush injury to the right carpometacarpal. He underwent treatment of the open fracture as well...
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What is the appropriate code assignment(s) for a laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) procedure?
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A patient was in the operating room (OR) suite being monitored by the anesthesiologist, but not yet given sedation/anesthesia. He was to have an epicardial lead placement (the pacemaker was already...
According to...