Fixation: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
Ttenbergen (talk | contribs) m (All of that with links is already at the top of the page via template. Removed duplication so it doesn't get lost in template changes. Moved some stuff around. Heading) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{CCI_2_Procedure_component | {{CCI_2_Procedure_component | ||
| CCI_2_Code = 74 | | CCI_2_Code = 74 | ||
| Line 8: | Line 7: | ||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Refers to a procedure to stabilize or fix a body part. | *Refers to a procedure to stabilize or fix a body part. | ||
{{CCI_Therapeutic}} | |||
=== Fusion vs Fixation === | |||
*The subtlety here is to distinguish it from '''[[Fusion]]''' of a body part which is also used to stabilize things -- so if the way the stabilization was done was by fusing 2 similar and adjacent body parts together (e.g. fusion of 2 or more spinal bones), then use '''[[Fusion]]''' instead of [[Fixation]]. | *The subtlety here is to distinguish it from '''[[Fusion]]''' of a body part which is also used to stabilize things -- so if the way the stabilization was done was by fusing 2 similar and adjacent body parts together (e.g. fusion of 2 or more spinal bones), then use '''[[Fusion]]''' instead of [[Fixation]]. | ||
== Alternate CCIs to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate CCIs to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 2018 April 27
| CCI component 2 codes - what was done | |
| Procedure: | Fixation |
| CCI 2 code: | 74 |
| 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 a procedure to stabilize or fix a body part.
Fusion vs Fixation
- The subtlety here is to distinguish it from Fusion of a body part which is also used to stabilize things -- so if the way the stabilization was done was by fusing 2 similar and adjacent body parts together (e.g. fusion of 2 or more spinal bones), then use Fusion instead of Fixation.
Alternate CCIs to consider coding instead or in addition
Related ICD10 Codes
(enter links to ICD10 codes that would likely go with this CCI procedure, but only in case of close relation, ie not every dx that might require this procedure)
Related Articles
| CCI_Picklist | CCI component 1 codes - what organ was something done to | CCI component 2 codes - what was done | |||