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A patient presented for hysteroscopic removal of their intrauterine device (IUD). On examination in the office, the IUD strings could not be visualized in the vagina or passing through the cervix; ...
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A patient presents to surgery one week post complete mastectomy, for re-excision of positive muscle margins. The patient was thought to have residual tumor invading the skeletal muscle involving th...
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A patient with a history of breast reconstruction now has a chronic wound of the left breast with impending implant exposure. Per the provider, the patient presented to surgery for left breast impl...
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After a patient had an initial pelvic examination under anesthesia, attention was turned to laparoscopic access and a supraumbilical incision was made. Trocars were introduced and examination revea...
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The patient, whom had a previous L4-S1 fusion and an auto-fusion of T12-L1, has now developed spinal stenosis of L1-L4 and presented for decompression. After a posterior midline incision was made t...
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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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