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Jul 28th, 2010 - SLOCODER

Return to OR for drain placement

Can you please advise me on the appropriate code to use for a return to the OR for a blake drain placement in the groin, for a femoral seroma, one month post a fem-pop bypass graft. I will need to use modifier 78 as the patient is Medicare.

Thank you for your help.

Jul 29th, 2010 - nmaguire   2,606 

complication

Difficult to say without an op note. Could be an I&D, code 10140 or 10180

Jul 29th, 2010 -

code

Thank you for the codes, I looked at those but did not know if they would include the placement/suture of the drain. By definition I beleive that the 10140 is more appropriate as there is not an infection unless the placement of the drain in itself makes this complex....

Thanks again for your help.



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