The Angel Of the South
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I'll try to explain this coding problem and my error (the one I'm still pondering, anyway) without publishing the text of the question or the rationale. I hope that's enough information.
The pt's breast tissue expanders got infected; the postoperative diagnosis stated cellulitis. My error was that I submitted an N61.0 for cellulitis of the breast, and the answer stated that the correct code was for complications of a breast implant. There was no code for any kind of cellulitis in the answer. I guess I should have looked beyond the cellulitis, and didn't. I paid too much attention to what the postoperative diagnosis said and not enough to the Indications. Didn't ask myself why there was cellulitis. Am I right?
The pt's breast tissue expanders got infected; the postoperative diagnosis stated cellulitis. My error was that I submitted an N61.0 for cellulitis of the breast, and the answer stated that the correct code was for complications of a breast implant. There was no code for any kind of cellulitis in the answer. I guess I should have looked beyond the cellulitis, and didn't. I paid too much attention to what the postoperative diagnosis said and not enough to the Indications. Didn't ask myself why there was cellulitis. Am I right?
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