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Determine Degree of Drainage in This Parotid Abscess Encounter

Published on Thu Aug 28, 2025

Question:Our otolaryngologist admitted a patient with parotitis to the hospital. Three days later, the patient developed a parotid abscess that required draining. After examining the patient on rounds, the otolaryngologist made the decision to drain the abscess. How should I go about coding this? Alabama Subscriber Answer: Coding for this is dependent on the complexity of the drainage. If the [...]
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