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    Wiki partial vs complete bowel obstruction

    Are we able to infer that a small bowel obstruction partial if the patient is having bowel movements? The provider only states small bowel obstruction.
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    Wiki Metatarsal Bone Excision

    Patient had a partial excision of the metatarsal bone years ago. Now patient is having the remaining metatarsal excised. I was thinking 28140 since the remainder of the bone is being completely excised. My physician is thinking 28122 since the patient previously had a partial excision of the...
    • kfrazier
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    • 28122 28140 complete excision metatarsal partial
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki partial nephrectomy with adrenelctomy

    Good morning everybody, i have a patient with ADRENAL cancer, INVADING THE UPPER POLE OF LT KIDNEY .... so the surgeon performed LT ADRENALECTOMY +PARTIAL UPPER POLE NEPHRECTOMY do i need to assign 60540 with 50240? or adrenelctomy is bundled into nephrectomy? I know that adrenelctomy is...
    • lbarbar
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    • adrenelctomy bundled nephrectomy partial upper
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Urology
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    Wiki partial closure?

    I was wondering how would you code a partial complex closure. Doc excised an infected cyst from right side of face, deep dissection done, approximately 3 cm area was debrided with help of scissors and metallic curette all around the cavity. the cavity was irrigated with diluted hydrogen...
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