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A patient underwent a right periprosthetic capsulectomy of the breast two weeks ago. At the one-week period she was perfectly symmetrical. The patient noticed that her right breast was slowly enlar...
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Patient with history of breast cancer had a right breast mastectomy and tissue expander reconstruction. She now presents for revision and implant placement. The previous scar was opened, skin flaps...
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Can you please provide clarification regarding the use of CPT code 58661, Laparoscopy, surgical; with removal of adnexal structures (partial or total oophorectomy and/or salpingectomy) ver...
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A 60-year-old patient with a loop ileostomy is admitted for takedown of the ileostomy. At surgery, the two open ends of the intestine were excised, and the remaining ends of intestine were reanasto...
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The patient had creation of a Hartmann end colostomy due to perforated diverticulitis and fecal peritonitis. The patient now presents for laparoscopic Hartmann reversal. The splenic flexure was mob...
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The patient had previously undergone colectomy and ileostomy formation due to refractory acute diverticulitis. She now presents for reversal of the ileostomy. The surgeon excised part of the ileost...
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We have seen the recently issued consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock. How and when will this affect the coding of sepsis and septic shock for ICD-10-CM? Will the Cooperating Parties b...
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How would viral sepsis be coded in ICD-10-CM? The type of viral infection is unspecified. In ICD-9-CM, “Viral” was a subterm under septicemia, but it is not present as a subterm under sepsis in...
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How would a diagnosis of “sepsis secondary to viral syndrome” be coded? The viral syndrome, in this case, is not further specified.
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