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A patient is seen for implantation of a single chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Based on documentation the defibrillation threshold testing (DFT) was not performed because the ...

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Per Coding Clinic for HCPCS newsletters from 2013 and 2009, previous coding advice provided guidance to use CPT code 77002, Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (e.g., biopsy, aspiration,...

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Is CPT code 77081, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (e.g., radius, wrist, heel), included in CPT code 77080,...

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A patient seen at our facility received a right heart catheterization and heart biopsy. According to the documentation, the catheter was guided into the right side of the heart and passed into the ...

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A newborn, who had a normal vaginal delivery, is diagnosed with group B streptococcus colonization and is administered antibiotics prophylactically. What code should be assigned for this condition?...

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A 13-year-old presented to the pediatrician’s office after his mother witnessed, on several occasions the patient intentionally biting himself. He denied wanting to end his life and stated that h...

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What is the correct code assignment for homocysteinemia?

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A patient presented for microsurgical hemispherotomy for intractable seizures. During surgery, the incision along the previous suture line was opened. Subcutaneous dissection was carried out down t...

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A patient presented for left frontal lobe resection of residual central nervous system (CNS) neuroblastoma to reduce tumor burden. At surgery, after incision and previous stitch removal the scalp f...

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A patient, who had been diagnosed with heart failure, dyspnea and severe mitral regurgitation with moderate to severe left ventricular dysfunction and left ventricular ejection fraction, underwent ...

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