AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Complication due to Silicone Injection

A patient was admitted for exploratory laparotomy. During surgery, a right retroperitoneal abscess was discovered, and the surgeon noted that no appendiceal or colonic perforations were seen. There was concern the abscess was an extension of an infection that had eroded into the peritoneum, originating from cosmetic silicone buttock injections, which the patient had received twenty years ago. What are the appropriate code assignments for a retroperitoneal abscess due to silicone injections twenty years ago? ...

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