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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Use this for removal of something "natural" (as opposed to [[Removal of Foreign Body]]). | |||
*Use this for removal of something "natural" (as opposed to | |||
*The "something natural" could be a: loose body, stone (e.g. gallstone, kidney stone), vascular thrombus or embolism or atheroma (so endarterectomy & thrombectomy are included here), tooth, gland (e.g. parotid gland), impacted stool, calcium deposits, | *The "something natural" could be a: loose body, stone (e.g. gallstone, kidney stone), vascular thrombus or embolism or atheroma (so endarterectomy & thrombectomy are included here), tooth, gland (e.g. parotid gland), impacted stool, calcium deposits, | ||
**'''SO NOTE''' that this includes endarterectomy or thrombectomy, removal of thrombus or embolism from within a blood vessel. | **'''SO NOTE''' that this includes endarterectomy or thrombectomy, removal of thrombus or embolism from within a blood vessel. | ||
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== Alternate CCIs to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate CCIs to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
*[[Drainage, Evacuation]] | *[[Drainage, Evacuation]] | ||
*[[Removal of Foreign Body]] | |||
*[[CCI component 2 codes - what was done]] | *[[CCI component 2 codes - what was done]] | ||