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Case Study:

Focus Distal Pancreatectomy Coding

Published on Tue Aug 20, 2019

Find the laparoscopic solution. Although surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer often involves proximal pancreatectomy and other tissue excision as part of a complex Whipple procedure, surgeons might instead perform a partial distal pancreatectomy in some clinical circumstances. Let our experts help you choose the right code for distal pancreatectomy procedures, which may vary by factors such as surgical approach, spleen [...]
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