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A patient with anemia and thrombocytopenia is admitted with fever and neutropenia. The provider documented that the neutropenia and anemia are secondary to chemotherapy for medulloblastoma with spi...
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ICD-10-CM provides two codes for capturing gestational age of 42 weeks or more: Z3A.42, 42 weeks of gestation of pregnancy, and Z3A.49, Greater than 42 weeks of gestation of pregnancy. Clarificatio...
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During a routine physical examination of the newborn, the provider noted a possible systolic ejection murmur, and recommended further workup post discharge. In ICD-10-CM, under the terms murmur, sy...
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A patient who was diagnosed with spinal stenosis underwent L2-L3 posterolateral fusion, and repair of midline durotomy. In the body of the report, the provider documented that the durotomy was prob...
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A patient was admitted for right hip hemiarthroplasty due to femoral neck fracture. While in the post-anesthesia care unit, postoperative radiographs revealed a loose cement fragment in the joint. ...
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A patient presents to our facility for evaluation of left hip and groin pain discomfort. Arthroscopy was performed which revealed left hip femoroacetabular impingement with symptomatic labral tear ...
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This same patient underwent repair of the femoroacetabular impingement and labral tear. An arthroscopy was initiated and an intraportal capsulotomy and synovectomy was performed along with shaving ...
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A five-year-old presents with a rib deformity associated with congenital scoliosis affecting the thoracic region with thoracic insufficiency. The patient underwent open placement of vertical expand...
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The patient has a rib deformity due to severe idiopathic infantile thoracic scoliosis and is status post placement of vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR). The patient is admitted fo...
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The patient is an 11-year-old male with neuromuscular thoracolumbar scoliosis, who is status post insertion of growing rods. He had previously undergone lengthening of the growing rods on two occas...
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