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*This code is for '''new creation''' of a tracheostomy -- it may be done in the OR or at the bedside using a bedside trach kit, or a true open procedure | *This code is for '''new creation''' of a tracheostomy -- it may be done in the OR or at the bedside using a bedside trach kit, or a true open procedure | ||
*It can be coded more than once '''''only if the tube falls out and the hole closes up, and as a result the procedure needs to be done again''''', but do NOT code this if all that happened was the tube fell out and somebody came back and put a new one into the existing stoma. | *It can be coded more than once '''''only if the tube falls out and the hole closes up, and as a result the procedure needs to be done again''''', but do NOT code this if all that happened was the tube fell out and somebody came back and put a new one into the existing stoma. | ||
{{DiscussTask| Had a pt with an emergent cricothyrotomy, with no plan to convert to tracheostomy as they became palliative, can we use this code for the cricothyrotomy and can we use the [[Trach Tube Present (TISS Item)|Trach Tube Present]] for TISS? [[User:Lkaita|Lisa Kaita]] 10:20, 2024 January 11 (CST) }} | |||
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