Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert
Reader Questions:
Remember This When Reporting a Wrong Procedure
Published on Thu May 14, 2015
Question: In an untoward incident, the provider performed the procedure on the wrong side of the body. How do we report this to Medicare?
Delaware Subscriber
Answer: This event comes under the category of a serious reportable event. CMS may reduce the payment or impart a non-coverage decision on such wrong surgery events. You need to report the E code that identifies “wrong surgery” performed on the patient:
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