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Hi can someone please clarify for me when coding outpatient surgery the guidlines state as follows
Outpatient surgery
When a patient presents for outpatient surgery (same day surgery), code the reason for the surgery as the first-listed diagnosis (reason for the encounter), even if the surgery is not performed due to a contraindication.
does this mean if a patient has been having abdominal pain and they go into surgery and they are found to have an inguinal hernia that you would code the abdominal pain instead of the inguinal hernia?
Thank you in advance for clarifying this for me.
Mary
Outpatient surgery
When a patient presents for outpatient surgery (same day surgery), code the reason for the surgery as the first-listed diagnosis (reason for the encounter), even if the surgery is not performed due to a contraindication.
does this mean if a patient has been having abdominal pain and they go into surgery and they are found to have an inguinal hernia that you would code the abdominal pain instead of the inguinal hernia?
Thank you in advance for clarifying this for me.
Mary