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Coding professionals are seeking clarification on the correct coding of cervical arthritis, as different codes can be referenced in the Index to Diseases. What is the appropriate code assignment fo...
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Please clarify the correct code assignment for cervical facet joint arthropathy, as coding professionals may arrive at different codes, depending on how the Index to Diseases is referenced. How sho...
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The patient presents at 19 weeks gestation for induction of labor due to intrauterine fetal demise. During delivery, the patient experiences a retained placenta with hemorrhage resulting in an acut...
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A patient was admitted with mild pre-eclampsia that progressed to severe pre-eclampsia during the stay. What would be the appropriate code assignment as well as the present on admission (POA) indic...
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A patient who has a history of kidney stones and appendectomy presents to the emergency department due to left lower quadrant pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan was performed which revealed pyel...
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A patient presents due to abdominal pain. At discharge, the provider documents “Acute pyelonephritis and nephrolithiasis.” When referencing pyelonephritis in the Alphabetic Index there are sube...
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A patient is admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome with 22Q11.2 deletion and velo-cardio-facial syndrome. What are the appropriate ICD-10-CM codes to accurately capture thes...
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A patient, who was admitted with hypoxia and pneumonia, had a diagnostic bronchoscopy, in which a distal mucous plug was suctioned from the lung. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for m...
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The patient presented with malposition of a right subclavian central venous catheter (CVC) in the right brachiocephalic vein. The catheter was removed and replaced with a right internal jugular CVC...
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A patient, who is status post left total knee arthroplasty surgery, and recent wisdom tooth extraction, is diagnosed with hematogenous left knee prosthetic joint infection. He underwent revision of...
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