TanBro
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I had a Patient that had a C-section and when a Pfannenstiel incision was made and carried down to the fascia it was found to be severely edematous. About 9 cm deep. After the C-section was complete and they were closing up there was a significant depth and oozing of serous fluid from the edema. My doctor then placed a JP drain to drain the fluid. It stayed in for 3 day PP. This was done with a separate 4 mm incision in the skin, and the drain laid flat across the re-approximated sutures. The drain was brought out the separate incision. So, I'm coming up with code 10160 with dx o12.04 or should I add a 22? I've tried searching for info on this and coming up empty handed.