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We frequently see the diagnosis of pseudohyponatremia with hyperglycemic patients that are treated with normal saline infusion. Would pseudohyponatremia associated with another disease process be c...
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A patient was diagnosed with gastrointestinal bleeding due to erosive gastritis and portal hypertensive gastropathy. What is the correct code assignment for portal hypertensive gastropathy?
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An 11-year-old patient is admitted with abdominal pain and vomiting due to acute appendicitis. During laparoscopic appendectomy, purulent fluid was found in the pelvis and the appendix appeared gan...
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The patient presented with cervical spondylosis with myeloradiculopathy and stenosis. Since spondylosis and stenosis are both degenerative conditions, would unique codes be assigned? What are...
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A patient presented for an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. Two non-adenomatous polyps were removed at the esophagogastric (EG) junction. What is the ICD-10-CM code for an esophagogastric jun...
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The patient is diagnosed with spinal stenosis and spondylosis at the same vertebral level. Would unique codes be assigned, since spondylosis and stenosis are both degenerative conditions? What are ...
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A patient with recurrent Clostridium difficile was admitted for a fecal transplant following failure of a prior transplant. What is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for a failed fecal transplant? Is it...
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What is the correct code to capture a history of fecal transplant?
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A patient presented for administration of her first wasp venom injection. Ten minutes after the injection, the patient started to experience chest tightness and wheezing. In the diagnostic statemen...
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A patient underwent hemithyroidectomy for a neoplasm of the thyroid gland. After noticing bleeding in the post-operative wound drain, the provider suspected a hematoma and a bleeding vessel. After ...
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