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Please advise on the coding guidelines in ICD-10-CM regarding the coding of fractures and their specificity obtained from a radiology report. For example, in ICD-9-CM if the record describes a frac...
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A patient is diagnosed with C7-T1 nucleus pulposus herniation with associated impingement upon the exiting left C8 nerve root, and C8 radiculopathy with associated weakness. Provider documentation ...
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The patient was admitted to the hospital with left lower quadrant pain, nausea and vomiting
and diarrhea. CT scan of the abdomen showed epiploic appendagitis. The provider listed "Epiploic appen...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for short QT syndrome?
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This patient was admitted for workup of gastrointestinal (GI) carcinoma and skin lesions. The physician documented "acrokeratosis paraneoplastica, Bazex syndrome," in the final diagnostic statement...
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Coding Clinic, Third Quarter 2008, page 12, states "decompensated indicates that there has been a flareup (acute phase) of a chronic condition." Should this general definition of decompens...
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We are requesting clarification on the use of codes from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation. The note at Z3A indicates that these codes are for use only on the maternal record, to indicate the weeks ...
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During a C-section delivery, the physician placed the intrauterine device (IUD) in the uterus prior to closure. How should the placement of the IUD via an open incision be coded? The ICD-10-PCS "0U...
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A 72-year-old female patient had a two week history of painful lesions on her thighs and pannus. Over the next two days, this evolved to bruising. The bruises spread onto the buttocks and pannus, f...
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An 18-year-old patient with a recurrent aneurysmal cyst of the right pubic ramus underwent curettage, burring and synthetic grafting of aneurysmal bone cyst, right pubic ramus, using Mastergraft gr...
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