AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Milking of Inspissated Material from Ileum to Colon

The patient developed a small-bowel obstruction and had surgical intervention. At surgery, a vertical midline incision was utilized to enter the abdomen. The abdominal cavity was examined and inspissated material was discovered in the ileum, which was causing the small-bowel obstruction. This material was carefully milked forward into the colon without having to incise the bowel. What is the correct code assignment for milking of inspissated material from the ileum into the colon to treat small bowel obstruction? ...

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