You Be the Coder:
Know the Cut Length to Choose the Right Splenic Laceration Code
Published on Wed Mar 23, 2022
Question: I have a report from an urgent care facility that indicates a radiologist performed a computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast on the abdomen and pelvis of a patient who experienced a splenic injury. The report lists the injury as a 3 cm parenchymal laceration of the right spleen with hypovolemia based on the small caliber of the inferior vena [...]