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ASK ACDIS: Coding versus clinical conventions for ileostomy
Q: When I try to code an ileostomy takedown with small bowel resection and end-to-end anastomosis, I get to code 0DBB4ZZ. Is this not a repair of the ileum and coded to 0DQB3ZZ? Coding Clinic notes the prior code, not the latter, but “repair” means “restore to previous function.”
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