AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Bone Flap Replacement Status Post Decompressive Hemicraniectomy

The patient was admitted for temporal lobe contusion and multiple orbital fractures secondary to a car accident. The surgeon performed decompressive hemicraniectomy. The bone flap was removed and saved in the hospital’s bone bank. The patient was scheduled for replacement of the banked bone flap at a later time. What are the appropriate code assignments for the current admission? ...

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