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A patient with a cataract presented for phacoemulsification with a posterior chamber intraocular lens placement. Trypan blue dye was instilled into the anterior chamber for better visualization.&nb...
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A patient, one day post-cheek reconstruction for melanoma, presented to the emergency room with significant swelling. A hematoma was identified and multiple attempts were made to decompress it unde...
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A patient with a history of abdominal surgeries presented with a subcutaneous pocket with a sinus tract and hypertrophic granulation tissue at the 3 o’clock position, as well as a small suture gr...
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A patient presents for a left knee medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction with allograft, open autograft osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) fixation, and matrix-induced autologous chondr...
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A patient is admitted to the operating room for a proctoplasty and hemorrhoidal artery ligation with ultrasound guidance. According to the operative report, an anoscope was utilized and the artery ...
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Patient with hallux rigidus presents for correction of the right metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) with hemi-implant insertion. Deep incision was made exposing the metatarsal head and base of the pro...
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A patient was seen at our facility with a history of status post cardiac pacemaker. Her complaint is focal tenderness in the pocket area overlying the site of the lead suture sleeves. Due to the te...
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Patient with history of spermatocele and hydrocele repair, presents with pain, swelling, and a large mass in the left hemiscrotum. A 10-12 cm scrotal hematoma and necrotic skin measuring 1cm x 8cm ...
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Patient presents to have whole body SPECT/CT images done at 4 hours and images of the chest done at 24 hours due to a history of neuroendocrine cancer. Would it be appropriate to report 2 units for...
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In a previous issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS, advice was provided regarding the coding of liver tumor ablation utilizing microwave technique. The advice stated, “ Since, the code descr...
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