Tracheostomy creation: Difference between revisions

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==Additional Info==
==Additional Info==
*This code is for new creation of a tracheostomy -- it may be done in the OR or at the bedside using a bedside trach kit, or a true open procedure
*This code is for new creation of a tracheostomy -- it may be done in the OR or at the bedside using a bedside trach kit, or a true open procedure
*It can be coded more than once, IF the tube falls out and the hole closes up, and as a result the procedure needs to be done again
*It can be coded more than once '''''only if the tube falls out and the hole closes up, and as a result the procedure needs to be done again''''', but do NOT code this if all that happened was the tube fell out and somebody came back and put a new one into the existing stoma.
**But do NOT code this if all that happened was the tube fell out and somebody came back and put a new one into the existing stoma


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* a different code in [[:Category:Therapeutic Px]]
* a different code in [[:Category:Therapeutic Px]]
{{ListCCICategory | categoryName = Therapeutic Px}}
{{ListCCICategory | categoryName = Therapeutic Px}}


==Related ICD10 Codes==
==Related ICD10 Codes==