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The patient sustained a fall and ruptured the right patellar tendon and the left quadriceps tendon. He had open repair with allograft of right patellar tendon and open repair with allograft of left...
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What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for bilateral cystourethroscopic Deflux injection to treat vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)?
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A 65-year-old patient with basal cell carcinoma of the left lower eyelid and cheek along with orbital involvement presents for radical resection of the tumor. During the procedure, orbital exentera...
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The above patient also underwent elevation, preparation, and transfer of radial forearm free flap to reconstruct the defect left by the orbital exenteration. Should the root operation for the radia...
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A patient was seen for total thyroidectomy. Following the induction of general endotracheal anesthesia, an endotracheal tube with leads was placed between the vocal folds for neuromonitoring. What ...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for hyperplastic polyp of the descending colon, K63.5, Polyp of colon, or D12.4, Benign neoplasm of descending colon? The Alphabetic Index leads all colon polyps ...
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The Index entry for Alcohol, withdrawal, leads to code F10.239, Alcohol dependence with withdrawal. However, only alcohol abuse is documented by the physician. In ICD-10-CM, how is alcohol abuse wi...
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The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Section I.C.16.a.2, states that “A code from category Z38 is assigned only once, to a newborn at the time of birth. If a newborn is transferred t...
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When assigning the ICD-10-CM code for heart failure, based on the Index, only code I50.9, Heart failure, unspecified, is reported. There are no instructions in the Index or Tabular at category I50,...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for a patient who presents with an acute non-ST elevation myocardial infarction, and develops post-infarctional angina when the patient also has athero...
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