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A patient with recurring sigmoid diverticulitis presented for a hand-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with colorectal anastomosis. The procedure was initiated by making a transverse incision...
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We are seeking clarification of the guidance published in Coding Clinic Second Quarter 2017, page 10, and First Quarter 2022, page 25, regarding the coding of posterior cerebral artery inf...
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Coding Clinic Fourth Quarter 2021, page 45, states that creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) by connecting the brachial artery to a lower arm vein may be accomplished by using the El...
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A patient with a dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator presented for a generator change due to an elective replacement indicator (ERI). It was noted that due to the patient’s thin s...
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A 65-year-old patient presented for follow-up, as well as for management of chronic conditions, and complained of joint pain due to rheumatoid arthritis. The provider documented rheumatoid arthriti...
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A 54-year-old patient with multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication presented for surgical treatment. During lumbar decompression and facetectomy at L4-L5, a dural tear was ide...
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A 70-year-old patient with lumbar disc herniation with severe cauda equina compression, multilevel stenosis and disc degeneration presented for surgical treatment. During bone removal in the area o...
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Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Fourth Quarter 2022, pages 15-16, question 10, advised to assign CPT codes 63650 and 63685 for insertion of a percutaneous spinal neurostimulator. With the 2024 re...
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A patient with coronary artery chronic total occlusion (CTO) and stenosis presents for insertion of drug-eluting stents into the ramus branch and the mid-circumflex arteries. Local anesthesia was u...
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A patient with malignant melanoma of the right foot, presented for wide excision of the melanoma and sentinel node biopsies. Following completion of the biopsies, attention was turned to the latera...
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