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Distinguish Surgical and Nonsurgical Management for Coding SBO

Published on Fri Apr 03, 2026

Determine whether the obstruction is chiefly responsible for the admission. When you are coding small bowel obstruction (SBO), your job goes beyond simply identifying that an obstruction exists. You must determine what caused the obstruction, how severe it is, and how it was treated. These details directly affect both your ICD-10-CM code selection and CPT® reporting, which in turn influence [...]
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