Ccgerson
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If pt is having an ORIF for pre-prosthetic fracture. IS removal of deep hardware from previous surgery reported separately? Initial surgery was 5 months ago.
Also, another scenario, if pt returning to OR to have external fixator removed with an ORIF, is removal of external fixator reported separately? I say no in both of these cases. But I AM new and am still trying to figure this all out. My co-worker says that when you check the CCI edits, there is no conflict and they can both be reported. ??
Also, another scenario, if pt returning to OR to have external fixator removed with an ORIF, is removal of external fixator reported separately? I say no in both of these cases. But I AM new and am still trying to figure this all out. My co-worker says that when you check the CCI edits, there is no conflict and they can both be reported. ??