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'''If a procedure was started but then aborted, collect the procedure as if it had been completed successfully.''' | |||
*If the procedure was not even begun, don't code it at all -- e.g. taken to, perhaps was put to sleep, but the surgeon/proceduralist never began doing the planned procedure. | |||
*If on the other hand, a procedure WAS begun but the surgeon or proceduralist, for whatever reason, didn't do what was planned, then code WHATEVER WAS ACTUALLY DONE. | |||
**e.g. planned a colon resection for colon cancer, opened the patient, saw that there was diffuse peritoneal carcinomatosis, and then just closed, then code the diagnostic exploratory lap, i.e. '''[[Diagnostic Interventions on the Abdominal Cavity NOS]]''' + '''[[Inspection/exploration not via endoscope]]''' | |||
*'''If a procedure was started but then aborted, collect the procedure as if it had been completed successfully.''' | |||
*For example a thrombectomy was attempted on a neuro patient but they were unable to reach the clot and abandoned the procedure. Code thrombectomy because they actually went in and made the attempt. | *For example a thrombectomy was attempted on a neuro patient but they were unable to reach the clot and abandoned the procedure. Code thrombectomy because they actually went in and made the attempt. | ||