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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*This is a type of "what was done" to the body part in question --- it applies to Therapeutic Procedures only.
*This is a type of "what was done" to the body part in question --- it applies to Therapeutic Procedures only.
*Refers to a procedure to stabilize or fix a body part. 
*The subtlety here is to distinguish it from [[Fusion]] of a body part which is also used to stabilize things --  so if the way the stabilization was done was by fusing things together (e.g. fusion of spinal bones), then use [[Fusion]] instead of [[Fixation]]. 
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CCI component 2 codes - what was done
Procedure: Fixation
CCI 2 code: 74
CCI Collection Mode: CCI collect each

This procedure is a part of CCI Collection. This is one of the CCI component 2 codes - what was done.

Additional Info

  • This is a type of "what was done" to the body part in question --- it applies to Therapeutic Procedures only.
  • Refers to a procedure to stabilize or fix a body part.
  • The subtlety here is to distinguish it from Fusion of a body part which is also used to stabilize things -- so if the way the stabilization was done was by fusing things together (e.g. fusion of spinal bones), then use Fusion instead of Fixation.

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