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A 3-week-old male, who was diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries with pulmonary stenosis, presents for right modified Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure to augment pulmonary blood flow. A...
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A 55-year-old female was admitted with enlarging right temporal horn and right cavity near the lateral ventricle. She had been previously diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma and has a long neurosu...
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A 68-year-old male presents to our facility with symptoms of malaise, fatigue and fever. The patient was diagnosed with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). However, he did not have seps...
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When coding encounters for treatment of conditions due to war, such as combat fatigue or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), can we also assign a code from category Y36, Operations of war, to sh...
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Previous Coding Clinic advice has supported the assignment of a more specific fracture code in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM based on findings in imaging reports when a physician has documented a...
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When coding the placement of an infusion device such as a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line), the code assignment for the body part is based on the site in which the device ended up...
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Should the intravenous (IV) formulation for Stelara be submitted under J3357 or J3590?
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How is HCPCS code J3490, Unclassified drugs reported?
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Can HCPCS J3490 be billed to Medicare for OPPS Hospitals?
...Under the Ou...
Patient with a history of breast cancer and bilateral mastectomies and reconstruction presents for excision of the left breast capsule and aspiration of seroma/fluid on the right side. However, the...
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