A 69-year-old right-handed female is
discharged from the hospital four days after a left modified
radical mastectomy for breast cancer of the lower-outer quadrant.
Her only medications are oral tamoxifen and pain medications. She
is scheduled to begin chemotherapy in the next two weeks. Skilled
nursing is prescribed for management of the surgical wound,
including dressing changes. The surgical drain is not scheduled to
be removed for several days. The patient lives alone and has
residual dysfunction of her right arm due to monoplegia after a
stroke. The nurse will also supervise the patient's performance of
the exercises ordered to improve her shoulder range of motion on
the affected side and to monitor for the development of lymphedema
in her arm. What codes are assigned?
ICD-10-CM code(s):
A 69-year-old right-handed female is discharged from the hospital four days after a left modified radical mastectomy for
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