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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 advice published in Coding Cl...
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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...
If the speci...
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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What is the appropriate code assignment for a diagnosis of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with acute exacerbation of moderate persistent asthma?
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When referencing respiratory distress in the alphabetic index, there are subentries for adult and child, both leading to code J80, Acute respiratory distress syndrome. If the physician does not doc...
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