AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2014 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Excision of Soft Palate with Placement of Surgical Obturator

The patient underwent wide local excision of the right soft palate with placement of a maxillary surgical obturator due to mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The malignant lesion was excised via Bovie cautery, and a surgical obturator was secured with screws. What is the appropriate approach for the excision of the soft palate, (external or open)? Also, should the surgical obturator be assigned to the root operation “Supplement?”  ...

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