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A patient with urinary incontinence underwent an augmentation cystoplasty. A midline incision was made, and the bladder was exposed, bivalved and opened fully from the bladder neck to the trigone. ...
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A patient was admitted for incision and drainage of a large parapharyngeal abscess. The procedure was performed endoscopically using flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy. What is the appropriate ICD-10...
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A patient suffered an acute right hemispheric stroke. In order to minimize the impact of the stroke and to improve collateral circulation, a sphenopalatine ganglion stimulator was implanted through...
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A patient was admitted with hypertension and chronic kidney disease, stage 3, and atypical HUS. What is the correct code for atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome?
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The provider documented the patient has both Von Willebrand disease (VWD), type 1, and Factor VIII (functional) deficiency. ICD-10-CM classifies VWD, type 1, to code D68.01, Von Willebrand disease,...
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A 58-year-old man with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) presents to the renal clinic. The provider noted, “Chronic metabolic acidosis and progressive decline in kidney function.” The patien...
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A patient with known severe dementia due to late onset of Alzheimer’s disease and functional quadriplegia is admitted from a senior living facility due to increased agitation and combativeness ov...
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A patient is seen in an outpatient clinic for cardiac arrhythmia. The patient is sent home with an external electrocardiographic recording device capable of capturing up to 48 hours of ECG data wit...
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How should 24- to 48-hour outpatient ECG monitoring using external (wearable) device be coded?
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Is the harvesting of the rectus fascia through a separate incision separately reported with CPT code 20926, Tissue grafts, other (e.g., paratenon, fat, dermis), when performed for a rectus...
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