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What is the meaning of “central” in the context of the ICD-10-PCS ECMO codes? Is the list of vessels considered “central” for the ECMO codes the same as the list published in

No, the list...

The patient is a 48-year-old woman with a diagnosis of retroperitoneal sarcoma, who had previously undergone resection of a welldifferentiated sarcoma followed by re-excision of local recurrence, ...

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The coding hierarchy is clearly defined by the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and within

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Is it appropriate to utilize patient self-reported documentation to assign codes for social determinants of health, such as information found in categories Z55-Z65, Persons with potential health ha...

Yes. If the ...

Please define “clinicians” in the context of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, which allow code assignment for social determinants of health codes based on me...

The ICD-...