jmiller9427
Contributor
Good afternoon coding friends,
Below is another fistula! I just need help with the dx code.
Thanks a bunch
40 y/o female who unfortunately set herself on fire in 2015 with significant burn injuries. She had a G-tube that has since been removed. Since removal, she has been having issues with leakage. This causes severe burning.
Gastric-cutaneous*Fistula:
- No evidence of active peritonitis
- Has been following with burn center with multiple cauterization
- Will start routine PPI and lower acid levels in stomach and see if this helps her pain
- No fluctuance to suggest abscess
Below is another fistula! I just need help with the dx code.
Thanks a bunch
40 y/o female who unfortunately set herself on fire in 2015 with significant burn injuries. She had a G-tube that has since been removed. Since removal, she has been having issues with leakage. This causes severe burning.
Gastric-cutaneous*Fistula:
- No evidence of active peritonitis
- Has been following with burn center with multiple cauterization
- Will start routine PPI and lower acid levels in stomach and see if this helps her pain
- No fluctuance to suggest abscess