AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 2; Ask The Editor

Endoscopic Wound VAC Placement

A patient with an abnormal computed tomography scan of the gastrointestinal tract underwent upper endoscopy. The provider found a large, non-bleeding, chronic perforation on the greater curvature and posterior wall of the gastric body. A nasogastric (NG) tube was passed into the esophagus. A wound vacuum assisted closure (VAC) sponge was placed via the endoscope onto the gastric defect, and liquid was suctioned into the wound VAC. What is the correct code assignment for the endoscopic wound VAC placement? ...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .


  • The official AHA publication for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines and advice
  • Current newsletters added each quarter
  • Full Archives - over 3100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1984 organized by year and issue
  • Includes ICD-10-CM/PCS Articles since 2013
  • Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
  • View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • AHA's Coding Clinic® - ICD-10-CM/PCS +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.