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The patient presents for the administration of melphalan to the hepatic artery to treat unresectable uveal melanoma metastases. Ultrasound-guided access was achieved through the right internal jugu...
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A patient with a history of recurrent posterior epistaxis underwent nasal endoscopy. Multiple telangiectasias were observed throughout the nasal cavity, including a prominent telangiectasia protrud...
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A patient presented for resection of the left axilla and left lateral chest wall due to recurrent hidradenitis suppurativa. After standard preparation the axillary site was addressed first. An elli...
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A patient with a longstanding history of left shoulder pain and functional limitations presented for surgical intervention. A left shoulder arthroscopy and rotator cuff repair with bioinductive imp...
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A patient with compression of the right lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) and femoral nerves presents for surgery that includes decompression of the LFCN and femoral nerves in addition to neur...
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Prior to their surgical procedure a patient was administered a single-shot peripheral nerve block, by the anesthesiologist, to aid in postoperative pain management. The injection site was the right...
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Would there ever an instance where “once in a lifetime” code(s) may be reported more than once?
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The term “once in a lifetime” may seem pretty self explanatory to many. However, for some, examples will make it crystal clear. Can you provide some code examples of these procedures?
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Our facility dermatologist provided us with an article regarding destruction of telangiectasia. The article stated it would be inappropriate to report code range 17106-17108 for this service. We ha...
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