General Surgery Coding Alert

Complication Coding:

3 Tips Help Focus When and How to Report Bleeding Control

Remember the Medicare rule. When your general surgeon must control bleeding either during a surgical procedure or due to a complication in the post-operative period, the wide array of code choices and varying payer rules can be a challenge. If you could use a primer or a refresher on how to code bleeding scenarios, read on for three tips that [...]
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