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The patient underwent wide local excision of the right soft palate with placement of a maxillary surgical obturator due to mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The malignant lesion was excised via Bovie caute...
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The patient was admitted due to occlusion of his transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) at the portal end. Basket and balloon clot macerations were performed with successful removal o...
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A 60-year-old patient with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma underwent multiple coil embolizations of the gastroduodenal artery, and chemoembolization of the 4 B arterial branch segments off t...
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A 57-year-old female presented with a symptomatic midline diaphragm (paraesophageal) hernia and intractable gastroesophageal reflux. She underwent laparoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repair and Nisse...
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A 33-year-old male patient with loop ileostomy, status post proctocolectomy and ileoanal J-pouch anastomosis for ulcerative colitis, presents for closure of the loop ileostomy. A parastomal hernia ...
The ileostom...
A patient diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, status post Norwood procedure and bidirectional Glenn procedure, presents for Fontan completion stage II. The intent of the procedure is to...
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We are not sure how to report replacement of right ventricle (RV) to pulmonary artery (PA) conduit. In the examples we provided, the patient’s existing right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit...
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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...
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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...