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A patient who underwent a Mako patellofemoral joint replacement two months prior, fell and presented with a lateral patellar dislocation requiring a medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) repair wit...
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A patient with a left displaced bimalleolar ankle fracture, with syndesmotic injury underwent an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of both the fracture and syndesmotic injury. A lateral incis...
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Patient who had a total thyroidectomy nine years ago, now presents for removal of a paralaryngeal neck mass with right thyroid tumor mass. Incision was made in the previous thyroidectomy scar. The ...
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The Central Office for HCPCS has received questions relating to the advice published in Coding Clinic for HCPCS, First Quarter 2019, page 5, that advised the assignment of CPT code 61635, ...
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A patient with a lateral tongue lesion presented for biopsies and laser ablation of the lesion. The procedure began with a laryngoscopy utilizing the GlideScope with no additional lesions identifie...
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A patient was admitted to Observation and a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line was placed for intravenous (IV) infusion administration services. The following morning, labs were ord...
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A patient presented for a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. The documentation states that an 11-gauge needle was advanced into the right ilium and a routine bone marrow aspiration and biopsy was p...
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A six-month-old infant with sickle-cell anemia presented with fever and puffy tender feet and hands. The provider diagnosed SCD with dactylitis. How is this diagnosis coded?
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A patient with muscle spasms and cramping in the hands and feet was diagnosed with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia. How is this diagnosis coded?
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An 11-year-old was seen during an outpatient encounter due to hairiness and melanosis of the skin. After a comprehensive physical examination and genetic testing, it was found that the patient had ...
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