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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 was administered a pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for pain control. After preparation, the left groin was exposed and the curvilinear probe was placed in an oblique orientation and...
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An adult patient presented for left inguinal hernia repair. The patient was taken to the operating room where a left groin incision was made. Dissection was carried down through Scarpa’s fasc...
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A patient with a personal history of rectal cancer and status post abdominoperineal resection presents for a colonoscopy for cancer surveillance. The colonoscopy was performed through the sigmoid s...
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A patient diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear with risk factors for re-tear presents for definitive treatment. The quadriceps tendon was harvested; the femoral aspect measured 9...
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A patient with rectal cancer metastatic to the liver presented for mesenteric arteriography mapping for future Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolization. Under moderate sedation, selective superior ...
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A six-month-old infant with sickle-cell anemia presented with fever and puffy tender feet and hands. The provider diagnosed SCD with dactylitis. How is this diagnosis coded?
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A patient with muscle spasms and cramping in the hands and feet was diagnosed with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia. How is this diagnosis coded?
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