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General Surgery Coding Alert

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Consider Source, Location for Removal Code Selection

Published on Wed Feb 18, 2015

Question: A patient with a prior gallstone surgery presents with a painful, fibrous abdominal mass. The surgeon performs an open procedure and finds a 7 cm gallstone embedded in the omentum extending into the peritoneal fat. The surgeon excises the gallstone granuloma with cautery. What diagnosis and procedure codes should I use? Codify Subscriber Answer: Based on your description, the best procedure [...]
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