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The patient presented for surgical treatment after an existing magnetic growth rod in his lumbar spine became loosened at the distal end. The magnetic growth rod was percutaneously reconnected. How...
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A patient with severe lumbar degenerative disc disease underwent L4-S1 discectomy, anterior L4-S1 spinal fusion using COALESCE interbody fusion devices filled with allograft bone, and placement of ...
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A critically ill patient had a medically induced coma. Should we assign a Glasgow coma score for a patient in a medically induced coma?
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Is there any official guidance as to when a pediatric versus an adult diagnosis code may be used? We are getting many rejections/denials, as there appear to be different ages for edits. Within my I...
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The patient was admitted with wheezing and shortness of breath. The provider’s diagnostic statement listed, “Bacterial pneumonia on top of influenza A, exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmo...
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Coding Clinic, First Quarter 2017, page 25, advised that for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with asthma, only code J44.9, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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How should COPD and emphysema be coded when both are documented and supported in the medical record?
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How should COPD, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis be coded?
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A patient diagnosed with emphysema presented with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). How is a final diagnosis of COPD exacerbation with emphysema coded? Both cod...
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The AHA Central Office has received several questions whether sepsis with any acute organ dysfunction is assumed to be linked by the term “with” or if the physician must directly link it with t...
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