I need some help please.......
Pt had cholecystectomy 1/21/XX in the morning CPT 47562, no complications, then later that same day the surgeon was called back to see the Pt as the Pt was up walking around and heard a pop in one of the abdominal incisions. The provider did a bedside ultrasound and found that a suture in the fascia broke open so the provider in the Pt's room, opened up the incision down to the fascia and re-sutured the dehiscence of the abdominal fascia. Provider put in one figure-of-eight suture.
I am not sure this should be coded as an additional charge. Any advice would be much appreciated on this matter.
Pt had cholecystectomy 1/21/XX in the morning CPT 47562, no complications, then later that same day the surgeon was called back to see the Pt as the Pt was up walking around and heard a pop in one of the abdominal incisions. The provider did a bedside ultrasound and found that a suture in the fascia broke open so the provider in the Pt's room, opened up the incision down to the fascia and re-sutured the dehiscence of the abdominal fascia. Provider put in one figure-of-eight suture.
I am not sure this should be coded as an additional charge. Any advice would be much appreciated on this matter.