Artificial opening NOS, has one: Difference between revisions
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* PD catheter | * PD catheter | ||
* Nephrostomy tube | * Nephrostomy tube | ||
* Mitrofanoff procedure, also known as the Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy, is a surgical procedure in which the appendix is used to create a conduit, or channel, between the skin surface and the urinary bladder. | |||
'''Excludes: ''' The following artificial openings which have their own codes: | '''Excludes: ''' | ||
* The following artificial openings which have their own codes: | |||
*[[Suprapubic catheter, indwelling, has one]] | **[[Suprapubic catheter, indwelling, has one]] | ||
*[[Tracheostomy, has one]] | **[[Tracheostomy, has one]] | ||
*[[Gastrostomy, has one]] | **[[Gastrostomy, has one]] | ||
*[[Ileostomy or colostomy, has one]] | **[[Ileostomy or colostomy, has one]] | ||
* having an indwelling [[Foley]], as Foleys do not go through an "artificial opening". Indeed we are NOT currently capturing the presence of an indwelling [[Foley]]. | * having an indwelling [[Foley]], as Foleys do not go through an "artificial opening". Indeed we are NOT currently capturing the presence of an indwelling [[Foley]]. | ||