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This patient had a complete traumatic amputation of the fingers and thumb on his left hand. The left index and middle fingers were reattached. The left thumb, ring and small fingers were not able t...
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A 12-year-old patient with left proximal tibial procurvatum and varus deformity as well as a right leg length discrepancy as a result of a left Salter-Harris fracture presents for surgical correcti...
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For reporting knee and hip joint replacement procedures, ICD-10-PCS provides three values for the 7th character qualifier: “9,” Cemented, “A,” Uncemented, and “Z,” No qualifier. Most of...
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A single liveborn newborn is kept in the hospital an additional two days for evaluation of possible infantile genetic agranulocytosis, which was subsequently ruled out. How should this be coded?&nb...
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A 10-day-old male infant was admitted to the hospital for difficulty breathing and poor feeding. He was diagnosed with coarctation of the transverse aorta and underwent surgery. What is the princip...
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A 16-year-old female presents with acute abdominal pain and irregular menses for six months. Ultrasound imaging showed a hematometra and enlarged uterus. The patient underwent diagnostic laparoscop...
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A ten-month-old was admitted to the hospital due to dyspnea. CT scan of the head, neck and chest showed hairpin turns and twists in the aortic arch, carotid and pulmonary arteries. Cardiac catheter...
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A 70-year-old male patient was admitted with acute stroke. The physician documented an NIHSS score of 30. How should this be coded?
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A 48-year-old female patient was seen by her primary care physician for her annual exam, which included laboratory work. There were no abnormal findings during the visit; however, three days later,...
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A 68-year-old male was seen by his primary care physician with complaints of needing to stand in creative positions in order to successfully urinate, then immediately feeling the need to urinate ag...
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