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General Surgery Coding:

Know When to Assign Site-Specific I&D Codes

Published on Thu Nov 12, 2026

Question: A patient presented to an outpatient surgical clinic complaining of worsening perianal pain, which was more agonizing with sitting and defecation. A physical examination under local anesthesia shows a 4 cm tender, fluctuant, erythematous swelling at the 5 o’clock position, 1.5 cm from the anal verge. There is no induration extending into the ischiorectal space. The surgeon made a [...]
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