AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2012 Issue 2; Ask the Editor
Accidental Perforation of Colonic Splenic Flexure Occurring During Surgery
A patient experienced colon perforation at the splenic flexure during exploratory laparotomy that the provider specifically documented as a complication of the procedure. What are the code assignments for this surgical complication?
...
To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .
The official AHA publication for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and advice
Current newsletters added each quarter
Full Archives - over 3100 articles
ALL years/issues back to 1984 organized by year and issue
Includes ICD-10-CM/PCS Articles since 2013
Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
Code Information pages link back to related articles
View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
Access to this feature is available in the following products: