janet0221
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I have a case where a patient is having an ileostomy reversed without an additional resection of intestine, but an anastamosis is done (ileocolostomy). In addition, in the same op session, the patient is having the fistula reversed with a coloproctostomy. No additional segment of intestine is removed, however, due to the length of intestine the splenic flexure needs to be mobilized. I have read that if you do not resect additional intestine you can't charge44625/44626? Is this correct? You can't use the add on code for the mobilization, correct? How would you code this? Thanks!