AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Retrieval of Capsule via Small Bowel Excision

A patient status post capsule endoscopy (i.e., pill cam) underwent laparoscopic small bowel excision, due to partial small bowel obstruction and stricture, after failing to pass the pill cam following the previous endoscopy. At surgery, a small amount of ileum with the capsule was excised and retrieved via an endoscopic bag. Are separate codes assigned for the small bowel excision and the retrieval of the capsule? ...

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