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

Transsphenoidal Removal of Pituitary Tumor and Fat Graft Placement

The patient presented with a large pituitary macroadenoma with suprasellar extension. He underwent transsphenoidal removal of pituitary tumor with placement of fat graft. There does not appear to be an ICD-10-PCS procedure code describing the placement of the fat graft used to seal the sphenoid sinus (bilaterally) and sella at the conclusion of surgery. Would the placement of the fat graft be coded separately? How should this case be coded?  ...

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