tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 9

Small Intestine: Answer 'What? Where? Why?' To Corral Enterectomy Coding

Don’t lose pay for additional resections. When you face your general surgeon’s op report for a small intestine resection, do you have the coding savvy to sort it out? Let our experts show you three key questions you’ll need to answer to make sure you pick the right code — and get the right pay — every time. What is the Surgeon’s Approach? As with many surgical procedures, the first thing you need to determine from the op report is the surgical approach: in this case, open or laparoscopic. The answer to that question will...

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