tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2021 Issue Q2

Surgical Case: Nail This Splenectomy Coding Scenario

Take what you’ve learned in “3 Tips Demonstrate Key Terms You Need to Know for Splenectomy Coding” and try your hand at coding the following case: A 12-year-old female complains of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant and exhibits blurred vision and nausea after being involved in a car wreck. The surgeon performs an exploratory laparotomy and determines that the spleen and a portion of the small intestine are injured. Noting extensive splenic tears, the surgeon proceeds to bluntly dissect the spleen and remove it, ligating gastric arteries and clamping the splenic pedicle to control bleeding...

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