AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Disruption of Operation Wound

Effective October 1, 2008, codes in category 998.3, Disruption of operation wound, have been revised and two new codes 998.30, Disruption of wound, unspecified, and 998.33, Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair, were created to further clarify the reporting of a wound dehiscence. Disruption of an operation wound (wound dehiscence) is the physical separation of a surgical wound and is a potentially serious complication. Full thickness wound dehiscence places the patient at risk for evisceration, an emergent and life threatening complication. While dehiscence is of particular concern in abdominopelvic wounds, it can occur elsewhere. A superficial...

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