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A 69-year-old patient with hypertension presented to the Emergency Department and was admitted due to extreme headache. Based on Computerized Tomography (CT) findings, the provider documented a lar...
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A patient presented for a screening mammogram at our outpatient facility. Reconstructed 2D and 3D mammography of bilateral breasts were performed, and the mammogram was interpreted with the use of ...
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A patient diagnosed with a displaced thyroid cartilage fracture sustained from a fall was taken to the operating room to undergo open treatment of the fracture with internal fixation. An incision w...
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A patient with deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity was taken to surgery for placement of a left femoral bioprosthetic valve. An incision was made through the skin, subcutaneous tissue,...
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The provider documented Klebsiella sepsis (present on admission), without septic shock, due to acute pyelonephritis of a previously transplanted right kidney. What is the correct sequencing of the ...
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A patient underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and adhesiolysis due to extensive adhesions from previous surgery. In the operative report, the surgeon noted, “Small serosal tear of the colo...
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What code will be assigned for COVID-19 screening once the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 expires?
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Once the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 expires, what code should be assigned for COVID-19 screening that is performed during preoperative testing?
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A 77-year-old patient diagnosed with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer was seen for a hematology/oncology visit to discuss systemic therapies, such as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). He h...
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A patient was admitted for workup to rule out malignancy due to diffuse interstitial lung nodules, cervical lymphadenopathy, and thrombus of the right internal jugular vein and the superior vena ca...
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