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Note Intraoperative Timing for CVAs

Published on Wed Sep 01, 2021

Question: I’m trying to learn when I can report an ICD-10-CM code for an intraoperative or postprocedural cerebrovascular accident (CVA). According to the medical documentation, my cardiologist performed an aortic valve replacement on a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis. The patient had a history of atrial fibrillation and has been on anticoagulation therapy, which was discontinued according to guidelines. [...]
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