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Mar 18th, 2015 - triplejr
Closure of Abdomen 25 cm and Partial Omentectomy of Damage control lap
HI,
Surgeon performed distal pancreatectomy with splenectectomy -48140 and adrenalectomy 60540. patient was left open...do I need to append mod 52?
then, patient return to OR for removal of perihepatic and perisplenic packing, washout of abdoment, partial omentectomy and closure of abdomen.....Do I just code this as 13160-58 or I can also include 49255-52?
Please advise.
thanks,