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Skip Coding Repair of Injuries Your Provider Caused

Published on Fri Nov 11, 2022

Question: My urologist states that a patient was scheduled for a penile prosthesis. However, due to a urethral injury during surgery, they only did corporotomy on the left side and insertion of a malleable prosthesis. This prosthesis will be replaced with inflatable prosthesis in six to eight weeks when urethral injury heals. How should I report the initial surgery? Then, when [...]
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