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Wiki DX code for malfunction pleural catheter

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Does anyone have an idea of the appropriate diagnosis code to used for malfunction of pleural catheter? The doctor selected 996.74, but I am not sure this is correct.
 
I think that code 996.79 "Other complications of internal (biological) (synthetic) prosthetic device, implant, and graft due to other internal prosthetic device, implant, and graft" might be a better fit.
996.74 refers to vascular device, implant, and graft.
 
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