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Focus Codes for Parastomal Hernia 'Sugerbaker' Mesh Repair

Published on Mon Jul 18, 2016

Document ‘incarcerated’ for procedure, diagnosis choices. You’ll be hard pressed to find “Sugarbaker or “parastomal” in CPT® or ICD-10, so how will you code the diagnosis and procedure when your surgeon performs a common service to treat an ostomy-associated hernia? Do this: Let us help you correctly report these cases by decoding the terminology so that you understand the defect [...]
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