AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2020 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Dilation versus Drainage of Perirectal Cyst

The patient presents for treatment of perirectal cyst and undergoes dilation of the fistula tract to drain the cyst. At surgery, the perirectal cyst was identified, and a needle was used to puncture the cyst and fluid was aspirated. The tract was dilated with a balloon. Two double pigtail stents were placed into the cyst, draining into the rectum and serosanguinous fluid was observed draining from the cyst. Coding professionals are divided as to whether the correct root operation is Dilation or Drainage. What is the appropriate root operation for this procedure? ...

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