Surgery Coding Challenge: Keep Flaps Straight for Proper Code Selection
Discover why coding a myofascial flap twice is a big mistake.
Question: Our surgeon performs an abdominal closure using left and right myofascial advancement flaps. I believe we should code one unit of 15734 because flap codes refer to the...
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