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A patient, who is status post right mastectomy, is admitted for deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction with nerve conduit neurotization. During surgery, the recipient...
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A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted for placement of endobronchial valves into the left lower lobe bronchus. The scope was advanced and bronchial valves were placed in...
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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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If a patient presents for a screening colonoscopy, and a lesion is found and removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) technique, HCPCS Level II code C9779, is it appropriate to append modi...
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According to the guidance in the July 2023 CPT Assistant, Pages 14-15, add-on codes 15853, Removal of sutures or staples not requiring anesthesia (List separately in addition to E/M co...
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The patient presents for the administration of melphalan to the hepatic artery to treat unresectable uveal melanoma metastases. Ultrasound-guided access was achieved through the right internal jugu...
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A patient with a history of recurrent posterior epistaxis underwent nasal endoscopy. Multiple telangiectasias were observed throughout the nasal cavity, including a prominent telangiectasia protrud...
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