So post op infections would not be considered billable visits, correct? I'm running into a road block with visits like the one below. I say no, it was a complication related to the surgery.
Such as this -
Chief Complaint: 12/14/07- Patient is here for incision check. Had a c-section on 08/11/07, has been having intermittent drainage from the site ever since. Last visit area was cultured and packed with Iodoform gauze. Patient instructed to leave the packing in and to change band-aid daily. She took the packing out because it was turning green. She packed it with gauze.
Other minor procedures: Packing removed and replaced with saline dressing. Healthy granulation tissue at the base of the wound. Total depth approx 5 mm. Dressing placed.