tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 3

You Be the Coder: Hernia Repair

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Question: A patient was admitted to the hospital for laparoscopic hernia repair during which he received IV antibiotics. During the post-op period, the patient returned to the surgeons office with a groin infection. The patient then was taken back to surgery for incision and drainage of the groin abscess by the same doctor. What can we charge?Anonymous Iowa SubscriberAnswer: Medicares global surgical package includes all complications in the postoperative period, except those that require a return trip to...

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