A patient is admitted for treatment of pelvic trauma, including conducting preperitoneal pelvic packing to

A patient is admitted for treatment of pelvic trauma, including conducting preperitoneal pelvic packing to control hemorrhage. Two days later, during a re-exploration to remove the packing, the same surgeon finds new bleeding and decides to repack the area. What are the appropriate codes to report?

To view the Official AMA answer and 1000s more like this:

CPT® Knowledge Base is a compendium of real life coding questions asked by the coding community and answered by CPT® coding experts.

Over 2900 questions and authoritative answers from the CPT® professionals at the AMA. Get specific answers to challenging coding questions, and search the knowledge base of others' real world questions.

Access to this feature is available in the following products:

AMA's CPT® Advanced Coding Pack

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

MY NEWSLETTERS

FEES

FACILITY

RISK ADJUSTMENT

CPT Knowledgebase - Nov 6, 2025