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3 Tips Demonstrate Key Terms You Need to Know for Splenectomy Coding

Published on Thu May 20, 2021

Master ‘separate procedure’ rules to perfect your claims. The spleen manages to get in the middle of many op reports with repair or partial/total removal, either alone or with other abdominal procedures. Here’s why: The spleen is in the middle of things anatomically, and is very susceptible to injury — a large, soft, lymph organ on the left of the [...]
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