AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2013 Issue 2; Ask the Editor
Epiploic Appendagitis
The patient was admitted to the hospital with left lower quadrant pain, nausea and vomiting and diarrhea. CT scan of the abdomen showed epiploic appendagitis. The provider listed “Epiploic appendagitis” in the final diagnostic statement. How should “epiploic appendagitis” be coded? Can we code this as generalized peritonitis?
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