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A patient with a past medical history of stroke currently on Coumadin presented due to left sided facial weakness, numbness and tingling. The patient was admitted and worked up for her complaints. ...
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A patient presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of lethargy and was admitted and diagnosed with sepsis due to urinary tract infection. The patient was also diagnosed with metabolic ...
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A patient was admitted following an all-terrain vehicle accident without loss of consciousness. Documentation states traumatic pneumocephalus, left subdural hematoma (SDH), bilateral temporal bone ...
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The new abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) codes, effective October 1, 2022, do not identify a suprarenal AAA. What is the correct code assignment for a suprarenal AAA?
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A patient presents for treatment of a DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection, involving the ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending thoracic aorta. Should multiple codes be assigned for thoracic aor...
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A patient was admitted for endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of a large sellar mass with suprasellar extension that was suspicious for craniopharyngioma. Bone was removed up to the anterior port...
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The patient underwent open repair of the ascending aorta and total aortic arch with an extension frozen elephant trunk. During surgery, the ascending aorta and proximal arch were excised and a GORE...
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A patient presents for an annual wellness visit. The provider documented in the assessment, "calcified granuloma of lung." In the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries, the entry for Granuloma, ...
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An 8-year-old patient was admitted with complaints of headache, dizziness, the inability to walk, and emesis. The provider documented that the patient's symptoms were consistent with Epstein-Barr V...
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A patient presents to the Emergency Department with a bowel obstruction. Imaging demonstrates a closed loop obstruction of the small bowel with ischemic changes. The patient undergoes explora...
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