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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2012 Issue 1; Ask the Editor
Retained Sponge Following Vaginal Delivery
A patient, status post vaginal delivery, post delivery day two was found to have a retained sponge that was expelled from the vagina while the patient was voiding. Coding Clinic, First Quarter 2009, page 18, gives an example of a foreign body following a surgical procedure where an incision was involved. Coders are wondering if a retained sponge following a vaginal delivery should be coded differently since it is not a closed cavity. Should this sponge be reported as a retained foreign body?
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