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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 | *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. | ||
{{CCI Collection Mode}} | {{CCI Collection Mode}} | ||
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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== | ||