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Aug 26th, 2011 - tls131 19 

Peritoneal drainage from tube

Patient presents to Infusion center for fluid removal from abdominal cavity. RN attaches a catheter drain kit to the tube and procedes to drain the ascities fluid. Is there an approprite CPT® code for this or is this an OV only? the procedure is not suctioning or aspirating, it is simply attaching a kit and the fluid begins to drain.



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