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A 14-year-old female with left limb length discrepancy and tibial procurvatum deformity, presents for tibia-fibula osteotomy, anterior compartment fasciotomy, syndesmotic screw fixation, and applic...
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A patient with post-traumatic arthritis of the left ankle was admitted for distraction arthroplasty. An ankle distraction frame and ring were applied to the distal third of the tibia and stabilized...
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A patient with left-sided joint instability and degeneration underwent a left-sided percutaneous sacroiliac joint fixation and fusion using three triangular fixation bone ingrowth devices. During t...
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A patient with Veau II cleft palate was seen for a 2 flap palatoplasty with intravelar veloplasty. Medial and lateral incisions were made to expose the bony hard palate and greater palatine. The le...
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A patient had transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic stenosis. Following the TAVR procedure, the patient developed a complete heart block and junctional bradycardia. A temporary-p...
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A patient diagnosed with right lobe hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein invasion, was admitted for low dose Yttrium-90 radioembolization of the right hepatic lobe. The right hepatic artery was...
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What is the correct diagnosis code assignment for an encounter for COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylactic treatment using long-acting monoclonal antibodies, such as tixagevimab and cilgavimab (EVUSHELD...
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A patient who had contracted COVID-19 infection during the second trimester of pregnancy delivered a healthy newborn at term. Would code Z20.822, Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19, ...
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What is the correct coding and sequencing for an immunocompromised patient with sickle cell disease (SCD) who presents in sickle cell crisis (SCC) triggered by a COVID-19 infection? The sickle cell...
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A patient with end-stage liver disease is admitted for an orthotopic liver transplant. The donor organ came from a brain dead patient who was also COVID-19 positive. The recipient was contacted reg...
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