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A 41-week pregnant patient was admitted in labor. Her pregnancy is complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus and post-term status. The patient delivers and suffers a second degree perineal lacer...
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The patient is admitted for induction of labor due to gestational hypertension and experiences a third degree laceration and a nuchal cord entanglement during delivery. What is the principal diagno...
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The patient is admitted with spontaneous rupture of membranes greater than 24 hours. The patient failed to progress in labor with arrested dilation. Pitocin augmentation was administered.
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A patient had a completely normal delivery, except for an obstetric third-degree perineal laceration. Is it correct to separately code each body part (i.e., perineum and anal sphincter) or should t...
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A patient had a spontaneous vaginal delivery and experienced an obstetric fourth-degree perineal laceration. Is it correct to assign a code for each body part separately (i.e., perineum and anal sp...
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A pregnant patient, 13-weeks gestation, presents for anteversion of retroverted incarcerated uterus. During the procedure, the posterior wall of the uterus was pushed and the uterus was corrected b...
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The patient presented at 39-weeks gestation for delivery. Due to maternal exhaustion, the decision was made to proceed with assisted vaginal delivery. First a vacuum was placed and assistance was g...
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The ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entry for 'Diabetes with' includes listings for conditions associated with diabetes, which was not the case in ICD-9-CM. Does the provider need to document a relation...
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A patient, who is a type 2 diabetic, is admitted with a chronically infected ulcer of the left mid-foot. The provider documented, “Diabetic foot ulcer with skin breakdown, positive for Methicilli...
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