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Hello,
I have a unique scenario:
PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES:
1. Septic arthritis, left hip, chronic.
2. Degenerative joint disease, left hip, secondary to post-septic
arthritis.
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POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES:
1. Septic arthritis, left hip, chronic.
2. Degenerative joint disease, left hip...
I am in touch with a doctor who is asking me for the correct codes for a direct to spacer case, which he does not think he has ever done before. He said it could also theoretically be an arthrotomy hip for debridement with placement of abx spacer code as well.
He says they are technically...