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Wiki Complication?

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Marie00763

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If a MD nicks the bladder while performing a hysterectomy this would not be a complication of surgery, but common...no procedure to correct this...:confused:
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If it is common and the surgeon not consider it as a complication to repair, I think we do not need to add any complication code...

Thara L CPC H
 
Agree with Thara. If the documentation isn't clear whether it's a complication, then you need to ask the provider. A condition that occurs during a surgery doesn't necessarily mean it is a complication.

Also, if it is routinely expected or common, like you stated, than I would not code it as a complication without further documentation.
 
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