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Published on Thu Jan 16, 2020
Question: Our surgeon returns a patient to the OR four days following an open partial colectomy due to increasing abdominal pain, bloating, and suppurative inflammation of the wound site. The surgeon opens the surgical site and performs lavage to cleanse and view organs. Should we report this as 49084? Iowa Subscriber Answer: No, code 49084 (Peritoneal lavage, including imaging guidance, [...]