AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 3

Stoma Creation and Takedown Procedures

Bowel diversion surgery may be done to treat colorectal pathology, including but not limited to colon and rectal malignancies, diverticulitis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, Hirschprung’s disease, and intestinal injury. Stomas are formed from the large intestine (colostomy) or from the small intestine (ileostomy); may be temporary or permanent; and can involve either an end stoma or a loop stoma. Stoma reversal surgery is also referred to as stoma closure and stoma takedown. In a Hartmann’s procedure or end colostomy, the diseased portion of the colon/rectum is excised, and the stoma is typically created on the left...

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