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    Wiki ICD-10-CM dx code for aortic root abscess?

    Does anyone know the 2021 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "aortic root abscess?" I can't find anything looking in the 2021 ICD-10-CM book alphabetic index under "abscess" or "aortic root" or "aorta." I'd appreciate any help you all can give me. Thank you! Zofia Mashchak, CPC
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    • abscess aorta aorta root aorta root abscess icd-10
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    Wiki thoracic aortic aneurysm

    I think this should be coded as 33864 but I don't see the coronary artery buttons being reimplanted into the graft. I greatly appreciate your input!! Here is the op note: A median sternotomy performed without complication. The patient was heparinized. The patient was cannulated with a 29 fr...
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