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How is the revision of the sternal wires to close the dehiscence coded in ICD-9 procedure code?

 

[ABonnell CPC]

Are you asking for procedure code, or diagnosis code? The diagnosis codes are pretty straight forward, the procedure code would really depend on whats in the operative report.

diagnosis codes, diagnosis coding