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A patient presents with urachal mass, and underwent laparoscopic excision of the mass. At surgery, the urachus was dissected off at the level of the umbilicus and then dissected off the anterior re...
The abdomina...
A patient diagnosed with symptomatic rectal prolapse underwent perineal proctectomy. During surgery, part of the rectum was excised. What is the correct code assignment for perineal proctectomy?
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A patient is admitted for transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts. During surgery, a cystoscope was inserted through the urethra. A resectoscope was then utilized to excise the ejaculatory duc...
The ejaculat...
The patient is seen for upper endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine needle aspiration biopsy. An ill-defined area of the common hepatic duct was sampled using ultrasound guidance. What is the appro...
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A patient with anemia and melena underwent esophagogastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) with brush biopsy. An area of white plaque in the mid-esophagus was brushed to rule out candida. Extraction appears to b...
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An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed. Brushings of the pancreatic and common bile ducts were taken, and stents were placed in the common bile duct and pancreatic duct to ...
The ICD-10-P...
A bronchoscopy is performed, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchial washings and cytology brushings were obtained in the right upper lobe bronchus; endobronchial biopsies and transbronchial biopsi...
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A fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed due to abnormal radiologic findings of lung field. Brushings were obtained from the left upper lobe bronchus. Bronchial washings, bronchoalveolar lavage and ...
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A patient with multi-vessel coronary artery disease was placed on cardiopulmonary bypass and underwent quadruple aortocoronary artery bypass, using the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the le...
The LIMA was...
A patient with acute alcoholic hepatitis and alcohol induced liver decompensation was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The patient was treated with extracorporeal liver assist device (ELA...
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