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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2006 Issue 9
4 Tips Will Take the Pain Out of Reporting Hemorrhoid Procedures
Location matters more than number for all removal methods With multiple codes to describe hemorrhoidectomy and yet another for hemorrhoidopexy -- a closely related but distinct procedure -- you can easily become overwhelmed when trying to report hemorrhoid removal procedures. Fortunately, you can cut through the confusion by following these four tips. Tip 1: Narrow Selection by Location Before choosing a hemorrhoidectomy code, you must know whether the hemorrhoids the surgeon removed were internal, external or a combination of both types. Internal hemorrhoids are those that originate above the dentate line (a mucocutaneous junction that lies about...
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