(T) NOS: Difference between revisions

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* removal of internal devices, including ureteric stents, nephrostomy tubes, esophageal stent, IVC filter,

* pleurodesis (if pleurodesis is done as part of Vats procedure with thoracotomy, then pleurodesis is not coded separately, only use [[(T) Pleura]] + [[Excision, Resection]])

*Autotransplant - Ex. [[(T) Kidney]] + Therapeutic Intervention, NOS. Renal autotransplant is a type of surgery that helps patients manage severe, long-lasting kidney pain. During the procedure, transplant surgeons remove the kidney that's causing pain and implant—or place—this kidney in a different part of your body.

*Autotransplant - Ex. [[(T) Kidney]] + Therapeutic Intervention, NOS. Renal autotransplant is a type of surgery that helps patients manage severe, long-lasting kidney pain. During the procedure, transplant surgeons remove the kidney that's causing pain and implant—or place—this kidney in a different part of your body, also code [[(T) Kidney]] with [[Procure, Harvest, Obtain for Further Use]]

* [[(T) Parathyroid Glands]] & [[(T) NOS]] also code [[(T) Parathyroid Glands]] with [[Procure, Harvest, Obtain for Further Use]] for parathyroid reimplantation

*Includes tendon fenestration - Ex. for achilles tendon fenestration [[(T) Soft Tissue of Foot or Ankle]] + Therapeutic Intervention, NOS.

* removal of prosthetic joint

* milrinone injection to [[(T) Intracranial Vessels]] to treat [[Cerebral vasospasm]]

* vitrectomy- combine with [[(T) Eye, NOS]]

* therapeutic lung lavage combine with [[(T) Lung]]

'''Excludes:'''

* tunneled catheters, foley, NG, drains, chest tubes, pacing wires, FMS, see [[List of CCI procedures we don't code]]

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 *  removal of internal devices, including ureteric stents, nephrostomy tubes, esophageal stent, IVC filter,
 * pleurodesis (if pleurodesis is done as part of Vats procedure with thoracotomy, then pleurodesis is not coded separately, only use [[(T) Pleura]] + [[Excision, Resection]])
-*Autotransplant - Ex. [[(T) Kidney]] + Therapeutic Intervention, NOS.  Renal autotransplant is a type of surgery that helps patients manage severe, long-lasting kidney pain. During the procedure, transplant surgeons remove the kidney that's causing pain and implant—or place—this kidney in a different part of your body.
+*Autotransplant - Ex. [[(T) Kidney]] + Therapeutic Intervention, NOS.  Renal autotransplant is a type of surgery that helps patients manage severe, long-lasting kidney pain. During the procedure, transplant surgeons remove the kidney that's causing pain and implant—or place—this kidney in a different part of your body, also code [[(T) Kidney]] with [[Procure, Harvest, Obtain for Further Use]]
+* [[(T) Parathyroid Glands]] & [[(T) NOS]] also code [[(T) Parathyroid Glands]] with [[Procure, Harvest, Obtain for Further Use]] for parathyroid reimplantation
 *Includes tendon fenestration - Ex. for achilles tendon fenestration [[(T) Soft Tissue of Foot or Ankle]] + Therapeutic Intervention, NOS.
 * removal of prosthetic joint
 * milrinone injection to [[(T) Intracranial Vessels]] to treat [[Cerebral vasospasm]]
+* vitrectomy- combine with [[(T) Eye, NOS]]
+* therapeutic lung lavage combine with [[(T) Lung]]
 '''Excludes:'''
 *  tunneled catheters, foley, NG, drains, chest tubes, pacing wires, FMS, see [[List of CCI procedures we don't code]]