tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 31
Part B Coding Coach: Attack the Age-Old "Can I Report Extensive Adhesiolysis?" Question
Follow these 4 tips to ensure you collect appropriate payment. If your ob-gyn performs extensive lysis of adhesions, you can get paid separately for it — but you better make sure the documentation is iron clad. What they are: Pelvic adhesions are bands of fibrous scar tissue that can form in the abdomen and pelvis after surgery or due to infection. Because adhesions connect organs and tissue that are normally separated, they can lead to a variety of complications, including pelvic pain, infertility and bowel obstruction. Adhesions commonly form on the ovaries, pelvic sidewalls and fallopian tubes, but can...
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