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ICD-10-PCS Guideline B3.10c on Fusion Procedures of the Spine advises how to code combinations of devices and materials that are used for fusion of a vertebral joint. However, there is confusion re...
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The patient was diagnosed with acute ischemia of the ascending colon due to mesenteric vein thrombosis, which was attributed to Antithrombin III deficiency. The Index to Diseases references code I8...
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A patient was diagnosed with pyuria and started on antibiotics; however when the urine cultures returned negative, antibiotics were discontinued. The physician’s final diagnostic statement listed...
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This patient was found to have a large tubulovillous adenoma with focal high-grade dysplasia and presented for a laparoscopic robotic-assisted sigmoid colectomy with primary anastomosis. The proced...
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Should the administration of remdesivir, sarilumab, or tocilizumab be coded each time it is administered during a hospitalization or just coded once?
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What ICD-10-PCS code should be assigned for the administration of Dexamethasone (either orally or intravenously) when it is being used to treat COVID-19?
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A patient was seen due to dysphagia with chest and abdominal discomfort. The provider performed an esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsies. Heavy eosinophilic infiltration and furrows were seen on...
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A patient was seen by the provider because of fatigue, night sweats, and arthralgia. Skin nodules of the left leg were seen on physical examination. Laboratory testing showed a high eosinophil coun...
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A patient was seen in the emergency department for cellulitis of two fingers on her right hand. She was admitted to start intravenous antibiotics due to having an immunocompromised state caused by ...
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