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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 actually fuse 2 body similar and adjacent parts together.  Usually (but not always) this refers to fusing 2 bones (e.g. adjacent spinal bones).  Thus fusion usually is for the purpose of stabilizing a body part.
**The subtlety here is to distinguish it from [[Fixation]] of a body part which is done to stabilize or "fix" a body part -- but [[Fusion]] when the way it was done was by actually fusing things together.  Use '''[[Fixation]]''' when the stabilization approach was NOT to fuse things together. 
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CCI component 2 codes - what was done
Procedure: Fusion
CCI 2 code: 75
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 actually fuse 2 body similar and adjacent parts together. Usually (but not always) this refers to fusing 2 bones (e.g. adjacent spinal bones). Thus fusion usually is for the purpose of stabilizing a body part.
    • The subtlety here is to distinguish it from Fixation of a body part which is done to stabilize or "fix" a body part -- but Fusion when the way it was done was by actually fusing things together. Use Fixation when the stabilization approach was NOT to fuse things together.

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