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The patient underwent thrombectomy of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery due to acute occlusion. During the thrombectomy, a stent retriever was used with aspiration. Although the stent re...
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A patient was admitted and underwent a mediastinal washout and endoluminal vacuum application (EVAC) utilizing an endosponge, due to a near complete esophagogastric anastomotic disruption. Under di...
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This same patient underwent removal and replacement of the endosponge, which was used to treat the esophagogastric anastomotic leak. Diagnostic endoscopy was performed, and the endosponge was remov...
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An obstetrical patient is admitted to labor and delivery for a planned cesarean section due to breech presentation. The provider documents the gestational weeks as "40 weeks and 2 days." Is it appr...
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An obstetrical patient is admitted to labor and delivery for a planned cesarean section due to breech presentation. The provider documents the gestational weeks as “40 weeks and 2 days.” Is it ...
Yes. When pr...
Please clarify “completed weeks of gestation” when assigning codes: O48.0, Post-term pregnancy, O48.1, Prolonged pregnancy, O75.82, Onset (spontaneous) of labor after 37 completed weeks of gest...
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A 24-year-old patient was admitted with shortness of breath and fever due to postpartum sepsis and postpartum urinary tract infection (UTI). The patient had a history of spontaneous vaginal deliver...
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What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code(s) for a diagnosis of unspecified hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia?
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What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code(s) for a diagnosis of mixed hyperlipidemia with hypercholesterolemia?
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The provider’s final diagnostic statement lists, “Pressure injury to mucosal membrane of penis from Foley catheter.” There are no ICD-10-CM codes for mucosal membrane pressure injuries and th...
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