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A patient who is status post colectomy presents with chills, abdominal pain, and fever. On examination, the patient was found to have feculent wound drainage and was diagnosed with anastomotic dehi...
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A patient presents with a celiac artery aneurysm that has significantly increased in size because a previously placed stent graft is no longer excluding the aneurysm. A left external iliac artery t...
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A patient was admitted for lymphovenous bypass of the left axilla. Using an open approach, a suitable left axillary lymphatic channel was identified. A major venous branch draining into the axillar...
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A patient with a history of bilateral mastectomy and implant reconstruction complicated by grade IV capsular contracture and bilateral seromas, was admitted for removal of the implants and bilatera...
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A patient with COVID-19 infection and respiratory failure was treated with the Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter system. A catheter was placed in the right femoral vein for access. Wha...
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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.
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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...
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At our facility, the physician performs an endometrial ablation utilizing the Novasure technique. Some have suggested assigning CPT code 58353, Endometrial ablation, thermal, without hysteroscopic ...
The Novasure...