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    Wiki Resuturing Surgical Wound

    Hello! I have a question about post-op periods and resuturing a wound. A patient in my office had an excision on Wednesday. She had post-op bleeding and ended up the ER all night. The ER sent her back to the office in the morning after they were unable to control the bleeding. The doctor...
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    Wiki Need CPT codes for Jejunojejunostomy with other procedures

    NEED HELP with multiple junostomies, PLEaSe Hi, I am having a bit of difficulty coding the following surgery which contained all of the following procedures: Cholecystojejunostomy Gastrojejunostomy Jejunojejunostomy Celiac Plexus Block Gastrostomy Tube Placement Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy...
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    Wiki Exploratory laparotomy and gastrojejunal bypass with braun anastomosis

    I am needing help please with the cpt codes for the above procedures. My guess is cpt code 44310 and 43820? Here is the op note. If anyone has any suggestions please? Identifying the ligament of Treitz, a loop of jejunum was obtained as proximally as possible to create a tension-free...
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    Wiki Suture Removal - Different provider, same office

    Hi all, I am sorry if this question has been asked and answered, but I am having trouble finding the answer. I am a new coder, not yet certified. I have a scenario at my new office and was hoping for some help. I've got a person who received sutures by one of our doctors. They came in a few...
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    Wiki Laceration Repair-considered a layered

    Would this be considered a layered closure (12053) I anesthetized the area with a local infiltration of 4ml of warmed 2% lidocaine with epi. Excellent anesthesia was obtained. The wound was the cleansed and irrigated and explored with no foreign body present. There was no deep structure...
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