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When a diabetic patient has arteriosclerotic peripheral artery disease, should an additional code be assigned from subcategory I70.2-,Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, to describe ...
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A 14-year-old female patient was seen in the Diabetes Clinic for a follow-up visit. The provider documented “Combination type 1 and type 2, diabetes mellitus in poor control.” The provider was ...
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The patient has been diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and chronic total occlusion of the coronary artery. There is an excludes1 note at code I25.82, Chronic total occlusion of co...
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A patient is admitted for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response (RVR). The classification provides codes that describe paroxysmal, chronic, and persistent at...
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An 80-year-old woman, who is status post recent left mastectomy with complete axillary node dissection due to breast malignancy, developed a persistent seroma at the site of the mastectomy. What is...
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A patient with congestive heart failure (CHF) and diuretic resistance underwent a new procedure to treat CHF, which is currently in clinical trials.
During the procedure, a sheath was advance...
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A patient presents for treatment of coronary artery stenosis. Following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) to the proximal and mid circumflex artery, both lesions were covered wi...
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The patient, who is status post coronary artery bypass grafting earlier in the day, was noted to have a significant right ventricular infarction at the time of the bypass. The patient had a seeming...
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The patient underwent fibrin sheath stripping of a port-a-catheter in the superior vena cava. The right common femoral vein was accessed with a micropuncture needle. The distal tip of a long French...
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An 80-year-old patient with an indwelling perma-cath presented because the catheter was malfunctioning. While in the hospital, the patient underwent balloon angioplasty of the superior vena cava to...
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