Implantation of Internal Device: Difference between revisions
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**Example: for VAD you combine this "what was done" code with the "body part" code: '''[[(T) Cardiac ventricle]]''' | **Example: for VAD you combine this "what was done" code with the "body part" code: '''[[(T) Cardiac ventricle]]''' | ||
*** If the patient already has a VAD from a previous admission you can use [[Heart assist device, has one]] in ICD 10 diagnosis. | *** If the patient already has a VAD from a previous admission you can use [[Heart assist device, has one]] in ICD 10 diagnosis. | ||
{{DA|JALT When coding drainages in which the drainage tube is left in place (ie: abscess drainage, paracentesis, etc. is coding [[Drainage, Evacuation]] sufficient, or should we also be using this code?[[User:Mlagadi|Mlagadi]] 11:15, 2022 July 22 (CDT) }} | |||
=== Removals are not coded === | === Removals are not coded === | ||
* '''We do not code the removal or subsequent management of devices''', only their insertion/implantation. | * '''We do not code the removal or subsequent management of devices''', only their insertion/implantation. | ||