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Coding Clinic, First Quarter 2013, pages 29-30, advised to assign code 0RG40A0, for interbody fusion of C7 and T1 with placement of Vectra Synthes plate and screws. Third Quarter 2013, pag...
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A patient with a corneal ulcer with necrosis and descemetocele was seen for amniotic membrane transplantation to the left eye. Necrotic tissue on the cornea was debrided to access site, and a piece...
During surge...
The patient, who is status post-surgical aortic valve replacement, underwent closure of an aortic paravalvular leak in the hybrid catheterization lab. The provider documented that a guide catheter ...
The previous...
The provider documented Whipple pyloric sparing pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreaticojejunostomy and hepaticojejunostomy. What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS procedure code assignment for the Whipple...
In the pylor...
The patient, who has a history of closed left distal radius fracture, was noted to have decreased sensation in the median distribution. During surgery, a complete distal release of the transverse c...
The objectiv...
A patient was admitted in acute respiratory failure, and was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation for 23 hours. Should the endotracheal (ET) intubation be separately coded along with the ...
Yes, in this...
In ICD-10-PCS is endotracheal (ET) intubation coded with mechanical ventilation when the patient receives ventilatory support for surgery?
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When does one start counting the duration of mechanical ventilation for a patient who is intubated and begun on mechanical ventilation in the emergency department and is later admitted to the same ...
Begin counti...
A patient status post tracheostomy was admitted as an inpatient on mechanical ventilation. Five days later the tracheostomy was removed and the patient was successfully weaned off of the ventilator...
All of the p...
Previously published Coding Clinic advice regarding the counting of mechanical ventilation hours for patients admitted for weaning assumed that the patient was already on mechanical ventil...
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