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An infant, who had previously undergone modified Blalock-Taussig shunt surgery secondary to transposition of the great arteries and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, presents for complete...
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A newborn with transposition of the great arteries, atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus is brought to the operating room for corrective surgery. The patient was placed on cardiopulmon...
The arterial...
A patient diagnosed with truncus arteriosus, quadricuspid truncal valve with insufficiency, ventricular septal defect (VSD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) underwent repair of truncus arteriosus and...
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A central venous catheter is inserted under fluoroscopic guidance in this case. The catheter is placed in the right internal jugular vein and then threaded into the superior vena cava. Is code assi...
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code assignment for percutaneous insertion of a central venous line ending in the cavoatrial junction?
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A patient is admitted to undergo placement of a dual-lumen PICC line. The catheter was initially inserted into the left basilic vein with its tip ending at the superior vena cava and right atrial j...
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What is the appropriate body part value for a dialysis catheter insertion via micropuncture needle to access the right internal jugular vein with the tip ending in the (region of) cavoatrial juncti...
The cavoatri...
A central venous catheter is inserted for renal dialysis under fluoroscopic guidance without contrast with the tip ending in the superior vena cava. In ICD-10-PCS, table B21 does not provide a “N...
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A patient with end-stage-renal disease is admitted to undergo placement of a tunneled hemodialysis catheter. The catheter was placed in the right subclavian vein with the tip in the superior vena c...
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code assignment for exchange of a tunneled dialysis catheter? The existing tunneled catheter was removed via an open approach. A new dual lumen catheter was percutane...
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