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Turn Here for Anesthesia During Open Cholecystectomy

Published on Tue Aug 10, 2021

Question: A patient scheduled for an open cholecystectomy was found to have severe gangrene of the gallbladder with intra-abdominal abscess. Open drainage of the intra-abdominal abscess was performed. Only a partial cholecystectomy could be performed due to the condition of the gallbladder. How do we code for the anesthesiologist’s service? Missouri Subscriber Answer: The surgeon will report 47600 (Cholecystectomy) for [...]
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