mardi 14 avril 2020

Intestinal obstruction coding

Patient seen in follow up laparoscopy with lysis of adhesion for intestinal obstruction. What would be the ICD10 code(s) for this senario? Would you assign Z48.815 encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system and K56.609 for intestinal obstruction or just the Z48.815?


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