Drainage, Evacuation
CCI component 2 codes - what was done | |
Procedure: | Drainage, Evacuation |
CCI 2 code: | 52 |
CCI Collection Mode: | CCI collect each |
This procedure is a part of CCI Collection. This is one of the CCI component 2 codes - what was done.
Additional Info
- Refers to efforts to drain or evacuate either fluid, clot, pus, etc.
- The method of drainage can be anything: open surgical, percutaneous, etc.
- Includes the following:
- Pericardiocentesis and/or creation of a pericardial window
- Abscess drainage -- or incision & drainage (I&D)
- Drainage of a collection of blood or evacuation of a blood clot (e.g. in the head) --- but it does NOT include endarterectomy or thrombectomy -- see Extraction
- Drainage of fluid -- e.g. from a joint
Alternate CCIs to consider coding instead or in addition
Related ICD10 Codes
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