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***if they did a biopsy also before they closed, then code as above AND ALSO the biopsy as: '''[[(D) Abdominal, Pelvic or Peritoneal Cavity, NOS]]''' + '''[[Biopsy (non-endoscopic)]]'''

**e.g. they started a thrombectomy on the carotid artery of a stroke patient, but were unable to finish it, then here you'd code the thrombectomy because they went in and made the attempt.

{{DA| I have to find a CCI code for a patient who was given cardiac anaesthesia for a scheduled aortic valve replacement, but upon TEE intraop, was found to not need the procedure. She was brought to ICCS for recovery, weaning & extubation }}

{{DA| I have to find a CCI code for a patient who was given cardiac anaesthesia for a scheduled aortic valve replacement, but upon TEE intraop, was found to not need the procedure. She was brought to ICCS for recovery, weaning & extubation

*AG REPLY -- as above, since the valve replacement was not done, don't code that. And we are NOT coding anesthesia alone. So the only thing that would be coded here is the echo}}

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 ***if they did a biopsy also before they closed, then code as above AND ALSO the biopsy as:  '''[[(D) Abdominal, Pelvic or Peritoneal Cavity, NOS]]''' + '''[[Biopsy (non-endoscopic)]]'''
 **e.g. they started a thrombectomy on the carotid artery of a stroke patient, but were unable to finish it, then here you'd code the thrombectomy because they went in and made the attempt.
-{{DA| I have to find a CCI code for a patient who was given cardiac anaesthesia for a scheduled aortic valve replacement, but upon TEE intraop, was found to not need the procedure.  She was brought to ICCS for recovery, weaning & extubation }}
+{{DA| I have to find a CCI code for a patient who was given cardiac anaesthesia for a scheduled aortic valve replacement, but upon TEE intraop, was found to not need the procedure.  She was brought to ICCS for recovery, weaning & extubation
+*AG REPLY -- as above, since the valve replacement was not done, don't code that.  And we are NOT coding anesthesia alone.  So the only thing that would be coded here is the echo}}
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