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Coding and CDI Tips
Coding Tip: Larynx Transplant
Larynx Transplant is an emerging procedure for patients with laryngeal dysfunction or laryngectomy. The procedure replaces a damaged (or excised) voice box (larynx) with a new one, potentially restoring voice, swallowing, and breathing functions. It can include the...
Coding Tip: Jaundice in a Preterm Newborn
A critically ill premature newborn was delivered at 23 weeks of gestation and diagnosed with jaundice. Phototherapy was provided and bilirubin levels were monitored. Is it appropriate to assign code P59.0, Neonatal jaundice associated with preterm delivery, based on...
Coding Tips: LAP Flap (Lumbar Artery Perforator Flap)
The LAP flap is a type of autologous breast reconstruction that uses skin and tissue from the lower back and love handle to make a breast This detached tissue is used to make a breast and small arteries and veins are sutured under a microscope to allow the tissue to...
Coding Tips: Endoscopic TransEsophageal Puncture (TEP)
TEP (Endoscopic TransEsophageal Puncture) is a new ICD-10-PCS valid with April 2025 discharges. A TEP with voice prosthesis provides the ability to speak after a total laryngectomy. A one-way valve implant is placed in a small hole that is made between the trachea and...
Coding Tips: Drug-eluting Resorbable Scaffold
Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System Esprit is designed to physically support the vessel and release everolimus to reduce the risk of re-narrowing. Over three years, the scaffold is resorbed to allow vessel remodeling and reduce the chances of...
Coding Tips: Zero Balance Ultrafiltration
Ultrafiltration is used to maintain volume management and/or filter the blood in order to reduce the adverse effects of hemodilution during CPB. Example: A patient was admitted for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure. During the CABG, the surgeon noted...