Hi,
If a patient has a gastrostomy tube and the tube falls out. It is not known how it came out.
Some coders feel the correct Dx. 536.49 other gastrostomy complications, where others feel V55.1 because there is no complication to the tube so therefore only V55.1 should be used.
Any thoughts please
Marci Klaubauf, CPC
If a patient has a gastrostomy tube and the tube falls out. It is not known how it came out.
Some coders feel the correct Dx. 536.49 other gastrostomy complications, where others feel V55.1 because there is no complication to the tube so therefore only V55.1 should be used.
Any thoughts please
Marci Klaubauf, CPC