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When coding the diagnosis of breast conditions and the physician documents the location in terms such as positions on a clock, is it appropriate to code to the associated breast quadrant? For examp...
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Coma scale codes R40.2110 - R40.2364 reflect various coma levels for eyes open, best verbal and motor response. Our pediatric coma scores are based on auditory/visual stimuli, agitated, persistent ...
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The patient had left ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to a subaortic membrane as well as tubular hypoplasia of the area. Following sternotomy and aortotomy, the aortic valve leaflets were ...
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A patient with a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula presented for embolization of the right middle lobe lesions. Tornado coils were deployed into the right pulmonary artery that fed into a branch of t...
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In a patient with severe congenital mitral valve regurgitation, a suture was placed to create an Alfieri stitch bringing together the center A2 segment of the anterior leaflet and the center P2 seg...
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A patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who is status post Norwood procedure and bidirectional Glenn procedure now presents for the Fontan completion procedure. The inferior vena cava was di...
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Please clarify the appropriate coding for deep tissue pressure injuries. There seems to be a discrepancy between the Alphabetical Index and the newly revised guidelines that seem to indicate that t...
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A patient with a history of endometrial ablation presents due to severe pelvic pain. The patient is admitted, and the final diagnosis is post endometrial ablation syndrome. What is the appropriate ...
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A 19-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED), after experiencing mental status changes while playing basketball in extremely hot temperatures. He arrived with hyperventilation, p...
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A newborn patient with posthemorrhagic neonatal hydrocephalus underwent insertion of a subgaleal shunt. An incision was made in the scalp and an extensive subgaleal cerebral spinal fluid pocket was...
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