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Patient with retained cataract fragments and Elschnig pearls presents for fragment removal, iridectomy and capsulotomy of the left eye.
A paracentesis was performed and the anterior ch...
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A patient with a diagnosis of painful orthopedic hardware and posterior tibial tendon adhesions was seen at our facility to undergo an ankle arthroscopy with debridement, removal of hardware and a ...
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The patient, who is status post endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm, presents with enlargement of the aneurysmal sac due to an early type Ib endoleak of the left iliac limb and a type IV endolea...
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A patient with a previous endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) presents for evaluation of her persisting enlarged aneurysmal sac. After examination, the provider documents a type Ia endoleak ...
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An 84-year-old female presents for repair of a type IIa endoleak. She is status post endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for a type IIa endoleak?
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A patient, who was diagnosed with an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, underwent endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). In the operative report, the surgeon noted, “Small type IIa endoleak; com...
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A patient with stage 3 chronic kidney disease is admitted with acute kidney injury (AKI). As the patient’s renal status is assessed during the hospitalization, the AKI is documented to be due to ...
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Pancytopenia is defined as the presence of anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia. When a patient has anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia, would it be appropriate to assign a code fo...
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A patient, who was diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome from L3-L4 and L4-L5 epidural hematoma, status post L3-L5 bilateral decompression laminectomy, underwent evacuation of the hematoma with addi...
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