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details of procedure
The patient was taken to surgery, sterilely prepped as usual. Previous wound was open. There was a lof of fecal content drainage from underneath the mesh site. Mesh removed.After that colon was mobilized. We decided to perform colostomy. Colostomy was brought through a different incision. Waound was irrgated with saline. THree JP were placed on the area to drain the abscess.. Wound closed etc.
Findings on OP report state: Large abscess from perforation of the hepatic flexure, severe peritonitis.
this was coded as 44141 and 11008. I am auditing this and dont agree, but i wanted some other opinions.
The patient was taken to surgery, sterilely prepped as usual. Previous wound was open. There was a lof of fecal content drainage from underneath the mesh site. Mesh removed.After that colon was mobilized. We decided to perform colostomy. Colostomy was brought through a different incision. Waound was irrgated with saline. THree JP were placed on the area to drain the abscess.. Wound closed etc.
Findings on OP report state: Large abscess from perforation of the hepatic flexure, severe peritonitis.
this was coded as 44141 and 11008. I am auditing this and dont agree, but i wanted some other opinions.