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.