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  2. what is 'status post' and how to use it? | Student Doctor Network

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    status post is used to designate when someone has had a significant procedure/event happen. if some guy comes in with chest pain, you want to know if he's had a coronary artery bypass graft, or has had a heart attack before. so you'd say something like: this is a 55yo caucasian male status post MI in 1992, status post CABG x 2, etc. you use it ...

  3. status post vs history | Medical Billing and Coding Forum

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    Best answers. 0. Sep 7, 2008. #2. ram said: Pls confirm the difference that exist in coding the scenarios of 1) status post CABG; 2) Surgical History of CABG. Status is sequelae or residual of a condition or disease, something that may affect the course of a treatment, still being monitored. History is a code that indicates the person no longer ...

  4. ICD-10 code Z48.817 for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

  5. Wiki Primary dx code for patient S/P ORIF - AAPC

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    94. Location. Lawrence, KS. Best answers. 0. Nov 26, 2018. #2. Typically when I am billing post-operative encounters for fractures I use the appropriate S code as you have chosen as the first diagnosis, with Z48.89 and/or Z96.7. You are correct that the Z codes cannot be first listed; I use them as secondary/tertiary diagnoses.

  6. Myocardial Infarction (MI) Quick Reference - AAPC

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    A patient presents to the clinic for his post‐hospital check. He was released from the hospital four days ago after having suffered an acute MI of the left circumflex one week prior requiring surgical intervention. He is doing well, but still requires continued care. He will return in one week for another visit.

  7. Clear Up Confusion as to When Cancer Becomes “History Of” - AAPC

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    The intent of the adjuvant therapy: curative, palliative, or preventative. “History of” doesn’t mean the cancer will not come back, and never can be coded as active, again. If the condition returns, you’ll again code it as active cancer. Resources. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy,

  8. Kidney Transplant Dx. Coding - AAPC Knowledge Center

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    Assign the appropriate N18 code for the patient’s CKD and code Z94.0, kidney transplant status. Complications of kidney transplant T86.1. Unspecified complications of kidney transplant T86.10. Kidney transplant rejection T86.11. Kidney transplant failure T86.12. Kidney transplant infection T86.13.

  9. Z89.41. Acquired absence of great toe. Z89.42. Acquired absence of other toe (s) Z89.43. Acquired absence of foot. Z89.44. Acquired absence of ankle. Get crucial instructions for accurate ICD-10-CM Z89.4 coding with all applicable Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 notes from the section level conveniently shown with each code.

  10. ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems Z48.81 ICD-10 code Z48.81 for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

  11. Get to the Heart of Coding TAVR - AAPC Knowledge Center

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    TAVR Step-by-Step. During TAVR, the surgeon inserts a thin, flexible tube called a catheter through a blood vessel, usually in the groin or chest area, and guides it into the heart. There are different approaches that can be used to gain access to the heart. The catheter can be inserted through a blood vessel in the leg (transfemoral), through ...