Surgery:
Code Correctly by Knowing Conditions for Craniotomy/Craniectomy
Published on Tue Mar 05, 2024
Do you know why the surgeon would perform amygdalohippocampectomy? When a patient undergoes a craniectomy/craniotomy, the scramble is on for coders to choose the correct surgical code to represent the procedure. Some craniectomy/craniotomy procedures are performed almost exclusively for a single medical condition, while others are more specific to the type of injury the patient suffered. Check out this primer [...]