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Is there a guideline as to how to code unsuccessful procedures in ICD-10-PCS? For example, the patient had an attempted foreign body removal from the right cornea with an eye spud that was unsucces...
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The patient presents with a clotted left femoral popliteal bypass graft of the left leg, and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy is performed to reestablish flow. How should a thrombectomy of the ...
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The patient is a 74-year-old female with severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease who presented with rest pain in her right lower leg and foot. She is status post femoropopliteal bypass. The pr...
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A patient with left breast cancer presented for bilateral skin and nipple sparing mastectomies with Goldilocks reconstruction. After the removal of the breast tissue, dermal autografts/flaps were c...
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Patient with right unicameral bone cyst (UBC) of the humerus, presents for fluid aspiration and injection of bone substitute material. A cystogram with contrast confirmed it was a 2 compartment UBC...
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Patient with distal esophageal cancer presents for a diagnostic laparoscopy with washings and ischemic preconditioning. The ischemic preconditioning was performed prior to reconstructive esophageal...
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A patient presented for an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) with transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA). The ultrasound scope was introduced into the trachea and lymph nodes were identified in the ...
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A patient presented seven weeks status post first stage bilateral pre-pectoral breast expander-implant reconstruction. Fluid collection had developed along the incision on the right breast with thi...
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A mid-carpal arthrodesis with scaphoid excision was performed due to left wrist radioscaphoid and mid-carpal arthritis. After the incision was made and dissection was taken down to the carpal joint...
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A patient who underwent bilateral pre-pectoral reconstruction following mastectomy, utilizing Wise pattern skin resection, is experiencing drainage from the drain exit site on the left breast posto...
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