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A patient was admitted to the cardiovascular intensive care unit for heart transplant surgery. He was placed on a temporary right ventricular assist device (RVAD), and two weeks later, the patient ...
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A patient with an aortobifemoral bypass graft presented for revascularization due to a thrombus in the left limb of the graft. When assigning code T82.868A, Thrombosis due to vascular prosthetic de...
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A 46-year-old patient was previously admitted with left upper extremity (LUE) swelling, pain and discoloration and was found to have an acute left subclavian deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The subclav...
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A patient was admitted for seizure evaluation and was noted to have variable blood pressures with significant orthostatic episodes. A neurologist was consulted and documented “Diabetic autonomic ...
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What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code(s) for a diagnosis of mixed hyperlipidemia with hypercholesterolemia?
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A patient with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) presented with hyperglycemia. Provider documentation states that hyperglycemia is likely secondary to autoimmune DM, which occurred followi...
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The provider diagnosed “Chronic erosive duodenitis” during an encounter for esophogastroduodenoscopy and biopsy in a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease. The body of the report noted m...
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A patient presented to the emergency department (ED) due to a history of upper abdominal pain that was exacerbated after eating fatty foods, along with associated nausea. After preliminary work-up ...
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A patient was diagnosed with lichenoid keratosis. This condition is not specifically classified in ICD-10-CM. What is the appropriate diagnosis code for lichenoid keratosis?
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A patient was admitted for aspiration of a recurring left axillary seroma following axillary node biopsy and lumpectomy. A drainage catheter was placed with aspiration of fluid. What is the diagnos...
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