Implantation of Internal Device: Difference between revisions
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*Code this for such devices for which there is not a picklist option. | *Code this for such devices for which there is not a picklist option. | ||
**Example: for PEG tube you combine this "what was done" code with the "body part" code: '''[[(T) Stomach, Pylorus]]''' | **Example: for PEG tube you combine this "what was done" code with the "body part" code: '''[[(T) Stomach, Pylorus]]''' | ||
**Example: for Jejunostomy tube you combine this "what was done" code with the "body part" code: [[(T) Small Intestine]] | |||
**Example: for suprapubic cathether you combine this "what was done" code with the body part code [[(T) Ureter, Bladder or Urethra]] | |||
**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. | ||
** use for total hip replacement | ** use for total hip replacement | ||