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A patient underwent a repeat low transverse cesarean section. During the cesarean delivery, vacuum extraction was used to assist with the delivery of the infant. What is the correct ICD-10-PCS qual...
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The patient was taken to the operating room post vaginal delivery for control of bleeding using a Bakri balloon. We are unsure if the Bakri balloon is coded to the Obstetrics section or the Medical...
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How is an open posterior colporrhaphy/rectocele repair coded in PCS? Should one or two codes be assigned for this procedure?
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What is the appropriate ICD-10-PCS code, when a combination of drugs is administered during a single injection (e.g., corticosteroid and local anesthetic)?
...If two subst...
We are requesting that the Coding Clinic Editorial Advisory Board revisit advice published about non-Candida albicans sepsis. The Alphabetic Index under the term “Sepsis, candida,” directs to c...
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Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2013, advised the assignment of codes that describe the destruction of the right and left pulmonary veins (025T3ZZ and 025S3ZZ), for catheter ablation around ...
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A patient was administered a pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for pain control. After preparation, the left groin was exposed and the curvilinear probe was placed in an oblique orientation and...
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An adult patient presented for left inguinal hernia repair. The patient was taken to the operating room where a left groin incision was made. Dissection was carried down through Scarpa’s fasc...
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A patient with a personal history of rectal cancer and status post abdominoperineal resection presents for a colonoscopy for cancer surveillance. The colonoscopy was performed through the sigmoid s...
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A patient diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear with risk factors for re-tear presents for definitive treatment. The quadriceps tendon was harvested; the femoral aspect measured 9...
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