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Distinguish 3 Anal Fistula Codes

Published on Thu Jul 18, 2019

Question: The op report describes the surgeon identifying an internal anal fistula opening, then cutting open the fistula tract from the anal sphincter to the external anus, cutting open the fistula, and scraping/flushing the tract before stitching sides to open the fistula. How should we code this? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: The code that most accurately represents the procedure you’ve described is 46280 [...]
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