AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 4; In This Issue

Explanation of the Revised Guideline for Control

The revised guideline for Control is intended to clarify the appropriate use of this root operation. All three general types of scenarios involving procedures to control bleeding are provided in the revised guideline:Those that should assign the root operation Control. Those that should assign a more specific root operation. Those that do not assign a separate code. Scenario 1:Procedures that meet the definition of the root operation Control use the same techniques—suturing or other ligation or clipping or cautery of bleeding points, application of substances or pressure to the site—as are typically meant by the term &ldquo...

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