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A 25-year-old patient had a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery at 39 weeks gestation and suffered a second degree perineum laceration. The repair involved suturing of the muscle. Would you please ...
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The provider documented that the patient sustained a clitoral laceration during delivery, which was repaired with sutures. We have been informed that the vulva includes the clitoris. Please clarify...
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In ICD-10-CM, under code J70.5, Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation, there is no instructional note indicating “use additional code” to describe acute respiratory failure due to smok...
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A patient with right kidney stone is admitted to undergo an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on the right kidney stone. Shock waves were delivered 120 per minute ungated. The stone appe...
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A patient with right proximal ureteral calculi is admitted to undergo a laser lithotripsy. A rigid ureteroscope was negotiated up the right ureter to the stone. Using the Holmium laser, the stone w...
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Provider documentation states rigid cystoscopy, transurethral placement of four transprostatic permanent retraction devices utilizing the UroLift® System to treat benign localized hyperplasia of p...
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What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for periorbital or preseptal cellulitis?
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A patient was transferred to our facility due to acute cerebral infarction. At Hospital A, prior to transfer, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was administered intravenously into the peripheral v...
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There does not appear to be a counterpart ICD-10-CM code to the ICD-9-CM code V56.0, Encounter for Extracorporeal dialysis. How should a patient encounter for hemodialysis be coded? Should it be co...
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The patient is a 41-year-old female with a history of lupus complicated by lupus nephritis and CKD stage 5, which has progressed to end stage renal disease (ESRD). She is admitted for insertion of ...
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