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    Wiki ICD 10 PCS coding question Excision vs Extirpation

    The key here is that it refers to the removal of a portion of a body part, not solid matter or a growth. In the case of a sigmoid polypectomy, the polyp is considered an abnormal growth or tissue, and removing part of the sigmoid colon (the body part) involves excision. You're removing the...
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    Wiki Inpatient resolved dx

    Yes, but still need to validate if that diagnosis meets the criteria for additional diagnosis which affect patient care in terms of requiring: clinical evaluation; or therapeutic treatment; or diagnostic procedures; or extended length of hospital stay; or increased nursing care and/or...
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    Wiki screening vs finding question

    have any one encounter an order with problem list as screening for lunc cancer and lung nodule? would you only capture the lung nodule and consider it as sign and symptom?
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    Wiki treatment for priapism

    would like to have follow up clarification on CPT 54235, is this limited for treatment to erectile dysfunction? 54235 Corpora cavernosa is the spongy tissue of the penis. The physician injects medication into the penis to treat erectile dysfunction. After placing a constricting rubber band...
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    Wiki Central Venous Line Placement complication,E-code

    I already coded 999.31, since its a complication code it requires to add an E-code to specify the cause. Would be the central venous line placement considered as a surgical operation(E878.8) or as other procedure (E879.8)?:confused:
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    Wiki Central Venous Line Placement complication,E-code

    Pt presented with infected central venous line, what would be the code for external cause of infection , which is more appropriate code to use, would it be under :E878 "Surgical operation and other surgical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or of later complication without...
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    Wiki Spondylosis with/without myelopathy

    the link that you given above is for cervical, would it be the same with lumbar section? Anyway if there is no neurologic sign and symptoms, I shouln't use the code "with myelopathy"?
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    Wiki Spondylosis with/without myelopathy

    Pt. present with L4-L5 DISKITIS AND OSTEOMYELITIS, WITH SPONDYLOLITHESIS AND SPONDYLOSIS. My question is: do osteomyelitis found in L4-L5 considered as myelopathy? would you code Spondylosis with myelopathy because of osteomyelitis or code Spondylosis without myelopathy?
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