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A patient presents with recurring nausea and vomiting for 4-5 days. The provider documented cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. What is the appropriate code assignment for cannabinoid hyperemesis syn...
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The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for Psychoactive Substance Use, Unspecified (I.C.5.b.3.) state, “These codes are to be used only when the psychoactive substance use is associated...
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A patient is diagnosed with acute alcoholic pancreatitis due to alcohol dependence. Would it be appropriate to assign code F10.288, Alcohol dependence with other alcohol-induced disorder, as an add...
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A 27-year-old female presented for delivery, at 37 weeks gestation. She was found to have fluid leak, and fever. The provider diagnosed an active group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection, which was tr...
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A patient with a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is admitted and placed on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at night and as needed during the day. During the admissi...
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For the above patient, who is receiving CPAP at night and intermittently during the day, would it be appropriate to assign code Z99.89, Dependence on other enabling machines and devices, to describ...
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A patient with a long-standing history of type 2 diabetic polyneuropathy underwent bariatric surgery. The patient no longer requires medication for the diabetes secondary to the significant weight ...
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A patient underwent bariatric surgery due to morbid obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because of the surgery, the patient had lost a significant amount of weight. The provider doc...
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The provider documented acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in relapse, cerebral leukemic meningitis, neutropenic fever, pancytopenia due to AML and chemotherapy. Previously published Coding Clinic for IC...
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Currently, ICD-10-CM does not have a code that specifically identifies acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). How is acute flaccid myelitis coded in ICD-10-CM?
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