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A patient underwent evacuation of intraparenchymal hemorrhage using NICO BrainPath® technology. A burr hole was created and a circular craniotomy was completed. The bone flap was elevated, a dural...
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A patient with fever and leukocytosis is admitted to the hospital for workup to rule out infection. No clear source of the symptoms was found, and the patient was diagnosed with SIRS as the dischar...
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A 27-year-old female presents to labor and delivery with complaints of leakage of fluid and contractions. The provider documents group B Streptococcus (GBS) carrier. The patient has a repeat low tr...
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A newborn was worked-up for group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection and treated with ampicillin and gentamicin. The mother was a GBS carrier with a positive GBS culture during the delivery without si...
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A patient presents with aspiration of a foreign body. A bronchoscopy is performed identifying lobar foreign body obstruction, and an attempt is made to remove this obstruction bronchoscopically. Wh...
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A patient with a symptomatic left medial femoral condyle traumatic defect was seen at our facility for surgery. A diagnostic arthroscopy was performed prior to the surgical procedure. Would CPT cod...
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A patient with a history of a cholecystectomy performed several years ago presented today for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) due to persistent right upper quadrant pain wi...
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A patient with a history of renal insufficiency and hematuria was seen at our facility for a cystoscopy, bilateral retrograde pyelogram, and an insertion of an indwelling ureteral stent. Our issue ...
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A patient was admitted with a large lytic lesion of the left humeral head, to undergo an arthroscopic assisted biopsy of the lesion. Would it be appropriate to report CPT code 29999 for this proced...
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A 10 year old patient with recurrent penetrating nasal dermoid with dermal sinus presents for repair. The patient was g...