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The patient underwent an outpatient radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer. The final diagnosis listed on the pathology report indicates lymphovascular invasion...
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A patient was admitted due to lower left quadrant pain. An MRI was performed and the results were concerning for possible osteomyelitis with pubic symphysis joint infection and surrounding bone mar...
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A patient with dumping syndrome presented for a small bowel transection and enteroenterostomy. The patient was taken into the operating room and placed under general anesthesia.
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A patient with basal joint arthritis and instability of the left thumb metacarpophalangeal joint presented for surgical treatment. The patient was appropriately prepped and anesthetized.
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A patient with a cataract presented for phacoemulsification with a posterior chamber intraocular lens placement. Trypan blue dye was instilled into the anterior chamber for better visualization.&nb...
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A patient, one day post-cheek reconstruction for melanoma, presented to the emergency room with significant swelling. A hematoma was identified and multiple attempts were made to decompress it unde...
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A patient with a history of abdominal surgeries presented with a subcutaneous pocket with a sinus tract and hypertrophic granulation tissue at the 3 o’clock position, as well as a small suture gr...
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A patient presents for a left knee medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction with allograft, open autograft osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) fixation, and matrix-induced autologous chondr...
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If a patient presents for a screening colonoscopy, and a lesion is found and removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) technique, HCPCS Level II code C9779, is it appropriate to append modi...
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According to the guidance in the July 2023 CPT Assistant, Pages 14-15, add-on codes 15853, Removal of sutures or staples not requiring anesthesia (List separately in addition to E/M co...
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