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Ob-Gyn Coding:

Learn How to Report Simple Skinning Vulvectomy

Question: I have a procedure that has me wondering if it meets the requirement for a vulvectomy.
My ob-gyn documented:
Attention was drawn to vagina. The areas of vestibulitis were recognized. Skin was infiltrated with 1/4% Marcaine with epi around total lesion. The lesions were incised around the area of inflammation with a scalpel and the skin removed with [...]
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