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Does this code include biliary drain insertions? Thanks, Pamela Piche 07:21, 2023 April 21 (CDT)
- you would use this code if the biliary tract had been reconstructed, if it hasn't been reconstructed then you would use the (T) Gallbladder, Bile Ducts with Drainage, Evacuation Lisa Kaita 13:09, 2023 April 21 (CDT)
- Thanks Lisa for the clarification, if the drain is left in place then combine with "implantation of internal device"?
- Or only "drainage, evacuation" or both coded in these instances? Thanks! Pamela Piche 13:19, 2023 April 21 (CDT)
- according to Implantation of Internal Device code the drainage, but if a temporary drain is left in place we do not code it. Lisa Kaita 11:26, 2023 May 3 (CDT)
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