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Surgical treatment is provided in the Official Coding Guidelines as an example of active treatment for the selection of the 7th character for initial encounter for codes in Chapter 19. If a patient...
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The patient presents for surgical treatment of a malunion of a fracture of the humeral greater tuberosity. This is the first time the malunion is being surgically treated, and the patient did not d...
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The patient had previously undergone open reduction internal fixation of a fracture. Three days post-discharge the patient is readmitted due to pain at the fracture site. An x-ray noted improper al...
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When a Rh negative mother delivers at term without complication, and she is administered Rhogam prophylactically during the admission, would code Z31.82, Encounter for Rh incompatibility status, be...
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One of the examples on the use of the 7th character published in the First Quarter 2015 issue of Coding Clinic page 8 indicated that “the activity code is not assigned again as activity codes are...
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A 65-year-old male with severe calf claudication developed an ulcer on the right foot, and was admitted to the hospital for percutaneous interventional procedure. The patient is a smoker with diabe...
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A 74-year-old male was admitted to the hospital after being in a car accident, with acute abdomen and suspected internal bleeding. The patient had a documented history of pulmonary embolism, and wa...
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A patient who has had a prior CABG presents with unstable angina. He is found to have near total blockage of the saphenous vein bypass graft. The patient is taken emergently to the cardiac catheter...
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The patient was admitted for treatment of refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Blincyto was delivered by continuous intravenous infusion at a constant flow rate, using an...
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A patient was admitted with bilateral occlusive peripheral vascular disease, for percutaneous angioplasty and possible stenting. The left common femoral artery was treated with Lutonix drug-coated ...
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