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wound dehiscence

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    Wiki Surgical Wound Revision

    Please help! I've been searching and I feel like this wound dehiscence repair is more than simple closure (12020) but I'm not sure it qualifies as complex (13160)? Indications: Patient had a new InsterStim battery placed in the right buttock. Over the last 2 weeks wound started to separate and...
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    Wiki Old C-Section wound reopened

    Hello! If a patient is 2-years post Cesarean Delivery, and is presenting with a small opening on the corner of her C-section scar (no signs of infection)...Would it be appropriate to code O90.0 - disruption of cesarean delivery wound? Thank you!
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    Wiki TKA Wound Dehiscence with Synovectomy

    When a patient is taken to the OR for wound dehiscence closure and during the surgery the provider does more than just secondary wound closure, can the additional work be reported in addition to 13160? Preoperative Dx: 1. Left total knee arthroplasty, persistent drainage, concerning for...
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