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...

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...

Anosognosia, also called lack of insight, is a neurological condition in which the individual is unaware of, and unable to accept their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition. It is associated with mental illness, dementia, and structural brain lesions, such as...

Subcategory E10.A, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, presymptomatic, has been created with new codes to capture distinct stages of presymptomatic type 1 diabetes (T1D) mellitus. Presymptomatic T1D consists of the presence of islet autoantibodies or biomarkers that attack...

Homelessness codes in the SDOH section of ICD-10-CM are now Complications/Comorbidities effective with October 1, 2024 discharges. The reason? There is a higher average cost to care for such individuals.Z59.10- Inadequate housing, unspecified Z59.11- Inadequate...

Two new codes have been created at subcategory I26.0, Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale, to capture cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale (I26.03), and fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale (I26.04).Pulmonary cement...