Melissa*Ever*Evolving
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I am a little confused on where to go with this case. Any help or direction would be great!
Integumentary code(11xxx)? or abdominal code? (49xxx)
Diagnosis: Chronic infection, left groin
Procedure: Excision of chronic abcess, left groin
Details of Procedure: The patient was taken to surgery and placed under general anesthesia. The left groin was prepped and draped in a sterile fashion. An ellipse of skin around the chronic fistula site was then excised using electrocautery. Dissection was continued, following the fistulous tract down to the pubic tubercle region. A portion of mesh as well as a chronic suture still existed from previous inguinal hernia procedure. This was excised. The surrounding tissue seem to be healthy. The area was irrigated by antibiotic irrigation. The tissues were reapproximated with 2-0 Vicryl and the skin with 4-0 subcuticular. A Steri-strip was applied. The patient was returned to the recovery room.
Thank you in advance!
Integumentary code(11xxx)? or abdominal code? (49xxx)
Diagnosis: Chronic infection, left groin
Procedure: Excision of chronic abcess, left groin
Details of Procedure: The patient was taken to surgery and placed under general anesthesia. The left groin was prepped and draped in a sterile fashion. An ellipse of skin around the chronic fistula site was then excised using electrocautery. Dissection was continued, following the fistulous tract down to the pubic tubercle region. A portion of mesh as well as a chronic suture still existed from previous inguinal hernia procedure. This was excised. The surrounding tissue seem to be healthy. The area was irrigated by antibiotic irrigation. The tissues were reapproximated with 2-0 Vicryl and the skin with 4-0 subcuticular. A Steri-strip was applied. The patient was returned to the recovery room.
Thank you in advance!