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A patient with right proximal ureteral calculi is admitted to undergo a laser lithotripsy. A rigid ureteroscope was negotiated up the right ureter to the stone. Using the Holmium laser, the stone
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Provider documentation states rigid cystoscopy, transurethral placement of four transprostatic
permanent retraction devices utilizing the UroLift® System to treat benign localized hyperplasia o...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for periorbital or preseptal cellulitis?
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A patient was transferred to our facility due to acute cerebral infarction. At Hospital A, prior to transfer, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was administered intravenously into the peripheral v...
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There does not appear to be a counterpart ICD-10-CM code to the ICD-9-CM code V56.0, Encounter for Extracorporeal dialysis. How should a patient encounter for hemodialysis be coded? Should it be co...
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The patient is a 41-year-old female with a history of lupus complicated by lupus nephritis and CKD stage 5, which has progressed to end stage renal disease (ESRD). She is admitted for insertion of ...
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The patient is a 59-year-old female with end stage renal disease (ESRD), who had recently undergone formation of a right arteriovenous (AV) fistula stage I. She now presents for the second stage of...
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code assignment for the creation of a percutaneous cutaneoperitoneal fistula for peritoneal dialysis?
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code assignment for the creation of a percutaneous cutaneoperitoneal fistula for peritoneal dialysis, which is placed laparoscopically?
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The ICD-9-CM guidelines provide direction on the coding of admissions/encounters when the purpose is rehabilitation. In those situations, the appropriate code from category V57, Care involving use ...
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