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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 11
You Be the Coder: Devil is in the Details for Port Placement Codes
Question: When our surgeon places a port for chemotherapy access, which procedure code should I report? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: A definitive answer would require more information, because several codes are available, depending on the details of the case. You need to know the following information to select the proper code for venous access procedures: What is the patient age (less than 5 years, or 5 years or older?) Is the catheter tunneled or not? Is the line centrally placed or peripherally placed? Is there a port or pump? Because your question involves your surgeon placing...
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