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Coding and CDI Tips
Leech Therapy (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic)…Gross but Cool!
Leech Therapy (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic) ...Gross but Cool! A patient was admitted to undergo full anticoagulation and leech therapy to prevent progression of the venous congestion in her poorly vascularized right breast flap. How is Leech Therapy coded? Assign code...
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion of Non-Cryopreserved Stem Cell Boost (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic)
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion of Non-Cryopreserved Stem Cell Boost (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic) A patient who is status post allogeneic stem cell transplant was diagnosed with failed remission of acute lymphoid leukemia. The patient was admitted and underwent donor lymphocyte...
2026 CPT® Code Transformation: Your Guide to What’s New and What It Means for You
CDI Tips: Rhabdomyolysis
Topic: Rhabdomyolysis Definition: Muscle necrosis with release of creatine kinase (CK), potassium, phosphate and myoglobin into the blood stream. The causes can be traumatic or non-traumatic Traumatic- any severe soft tissue/muscle trauma External causes-intense...
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Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic)
Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy (2Q 2025 Coding Clinic) When a pregnant patient is diagnosed with ‘chronic hypertension’, assign a code from category O10, Pre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Chronic hypertension in...