jamiepeters
Networker
I REALLY NEED SOME HELP ON THIS ONE. MY PROVIDER DID AN I&D ON A HIP HOWEVER I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE DIAGNOSIS ON THIS ONE. THE PROVIDER HAS DIAGNOSED RT HIP INFECTION WITH CHRONIC DRAINING SINUS. THE OP REPORT DOES SAY THAT HE WENT DOWN TO THE BONE BUT NOT IN THE BONE. THE ONLY CODES I COULD FIND WITH DRAINING SINUS TRACT ARE THE ONES FOR OSTEOMYELEITIS HOWEVER THIS WILL NOT WORK SINCE THE BONE WAS NOT INFECTED. THE ONLY CODE I COULD COME UP WITH THAT WAS CLOSE IS L08.89 (OTHER SPECIFIED LOCAL INFECTIONS OF THE SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE). I DON'T REALLY LIKE THIS ONE EITHER SINCE IT IS ONLY SUBCUTANEOUS AND THE PROVIDER WENT DOWN FARTHER THAN THAT. THE OP REPORT IS BELOW AND ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU
